hugo/docs/content/en/functions/bool.md

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bool	bool	Creates a `bool` from the argument passed into the function.	2023-01-28	2023-01-28	2023-01-28	functions	docs parent functions	strings boolean bool	bool INPUT			truth	false

Useful for turning ints, strings, and nil into booleans.

{{ bool "true" }} → true
{{ bool "false" }} → false

{{ bool "TRUE" }} → true
{{ bool "FALSE" }} → false

{{ truth "t" }} → true
{{ truth "f" }} → false

{{ truth "T" }} → true
{{ truth "F" }} → false

{{ bool "1" }} → true
{{ bool "0" }} → false

{{ bool 1 }} → true
{{ bool 0 }} → false

{{ bool true }} → true
{{ bool false }} → false

{{ bool nil }} → false

This function will throw a type-casting error for most other types or strings. For less strict behavior, see truth.