| title | description | ms.reviewer | ms.topic | ms.date | ms.author | author | ms.custom | ms.collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boolean operators |
Description of the Boolean operators in AL for Business Central. |
solsen |
conceptual |
07/01/2024 |
solsen |
KennieNP |
evergreen |
get-started |
Logical operators can only be used with arguments that can be evaluated to a boolean. The result of a logical operation is a boolean. The following table shows the logical operators that are available in AL.
As the following table shows, the not operator is a unary prefix operator. This means that it takes only one argument and is placed in front of the argument. The and, or, and xor operators are binary infix operators; they take two arguments and are placed between the corresponding arguments.
| Operator | Name | Expression | Resulting data type |
|---|---|---|---|
not |
Logical negation | not bool | Boolean |
and |
Logical and | bool1 and bool2 | Boolean |
or |
Logical or | bool1 or bool2 | Boolean |
xor |
Exclusive logical or | bool1 xor bool2 | Boolean |