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inventory; exact declared input types for operator classes","description":["logical Boolean (true/false)"],"description_zh":"逻辑布尔值（真/假）","description_zh_html":"\u003cp\u003e逻辑布尔值（真/假）\u003c/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e同版本中文手册节选\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"productname\"\u003ePostgreSQL\u003c/span\u003e 提供标准的 \u003cacronym class=\"acronym\"\u003eSQL\u003c/acronym\u003e 类型 \u003ccode class=\"type\"\u003eboolean\u003c/code\u003e，参见\u003ca class=\"xref\" href=\"/zh/docs/18/datatype-boolean.html#DATATYPE-BOOLEAN-TABLE\"\u003e表 8.19\u003c/a\u003e。\u003ccode class=\"type\"\u003eboolean\u003c/code\u003e 可以有多个状态：\u003cspan class=\"quote\"\u003e“\u003cspan class=\"quote\"\u003etrue（真）\u003c/span\u003e”\u003c/span\u003e、\u003cspan class=\"quote\"\u003e“\u003cspan class=\"quote\"\u003efalse（假）\u003c/span\u003e”\u003c/span\u003e和第三种状态\u003cspan class=\"quote\"\u003e“\u003cspan class=\"quote\"\u003eunknown（未知）\u003c/span\u003e”\u003c/span\u003e，未知状态由 \u003cacronym class=\"acronym\"\u003eSQL\u003c/acronym\u003e 空值表示。\n   \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n    在 SQL 查询中，布尔常量可以用 SQL 关键字 \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003eTRUE\u003c/code\u003e、\u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003eFALSE\u003c/code\u003e 和 \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003eNULL\u003c/code\u003e 表示。\n   \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\u003ccode class=\"type\"\u003eboolean\u003c/code\u003e 类型的输入函数接受以下表示\u003cspan class=\"quote\"\u003e“\u003cspan class=\"quote\"\u003e真\u003c/span\u003e”\u003c/span\u003e状态的字符串：\n    \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n    以及以下表示\u003cspan class=\"quote\"\u003e“\u003cspan class=\"quote\"\u003e假\u003c/span\u003e”\u003c/span\u003e状态的字符串：\n    \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"/zh/docs/18/datatype-boolean.html\"\u003e查看完整中文手册与上下文\u003c/a\u003e。\u003c/p\u003e","facts":[{"label":"Catalog name","value":"pg_catalog.bool"},{"label":"Type OID","value":"16"},{"label":"Type kind","value":"Base type"},{"label":"Declared length","value":"1 byte"},{"label":"Storage strategy","value":"plain"},{"label":"Input function","value":"boolin"},{"label":"Output function","value":"boolout"},{"label":"Documented declaration","value":"boolean"},{"label":"Storage Size","value":"1 byte"},{"label":"Manual description","value":"state of true or false"}],"facts_zh":[{"label":"目录名称","value":"pg_catalog.bool"},{"label":"类型 OID","value":"16"},{"label":"类型种类","value":"基础类型"},{"label":"声明长度","value":"1 字节"},{"label":"存储策略","value":"plain"},{"label":"输入函数","value":"boolin"},{"label":"输出函数","value":"boolout"},{"label":"手册中的声明","value":"boolean"},{"label":"存储大小","value":"1 字节"},{"label":"手册说明","value":"状态为真或假"}],"manual_documentation":"dedicated family chapter","manual_html":"\u003cdiv class=\"sect1\" id=\"DATATYPE-BOOLEAN\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"titlepage\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"title\"\u003e8.6. Boolean Type \u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"productname\"\u003ePostgreSQL\u003c/span\u003e provides the standard SQL type \u003ccode class=\"type\"\u003eboolean\u003c/code\u003e; see \u003ca class=\"xref\" href=\"/docs/18/datatype-boolean.html#DATATYPE-BOOLEAN-TABLE\" title=\"Table 8.19. Boolean Data Type\"\u003eTable 8.19\u003c/a\u003e. The \u003ccode class=\"type\"\u003eboolean\u003c/code\u003e type can have several states: \u003cspan class=\"quote\"\u003e“\u003cspan class=\"quote\"\u003etrue\u003c/span\u003e”\u003c/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"quote\"\u003e“\u003cspan class=\"quote\"\u003efalse\u003c/span\u003e”\u003c/span\u003e, and a third state, \u003cspan class=\"quote\"\u003e“\u003cspan class=\"quote\"\u003eunknown\u003c/span\u003e”\u003c/span\u003e, which is represented by the SQL null value.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"table\" id=\"DATATYPE-BOOLEAN-TABLE\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable 8.19. Boolean Data Type\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"table-contents\"\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"table\"\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eName\u003c/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eStorage Size\u003c/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDescription\u003c/th\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ccode class=\"type\"\u003eboolean\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1 byte\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003estate of true or false\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\n\u003c/table\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr class=\"table-break\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoolean constants can be represented in SQL queries by the SQL key words \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003eTRUE\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003eFALSE\u003c/code\u003e, and \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003eNULL\u003c/code\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe datatype input function for type \u003ccode class=\"type\"\u003eboolean\u003c/code\u003e accepts these string representations for the \u003cspan class=\"quote\"\u003e“\u003cspan class=\"quote\"\u003etrue\u003c/span\u003e”\u003c/span\u003e state:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"simplelist\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003etrue\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003eyes\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003eon\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003e1\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eand these representations for the \u003cspan class=\"quote\"\u003e“\u003cspan class=\"quote\"\u003efalse\u003c/span\u003e”\u003c/span\u003e state:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"simplelist\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003efalse\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003eno\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003eoff\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003e0\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnique prefixes of these strings are also accepted, for example \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003et\u003c/code\u003e or \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003en\u003c/code\u003e. Leading or trailing whitespace is ignored, and case does not matter.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe datatype output function for type \u003ccode class=\"type\"\u003eboolean\u003c/code\u003e always emits either \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003et\u003c/code\u003e or \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003ef\u003c/code\u003e, as shown in \u003ca class=\"xref\" href=\"/docs/18/datatype-boolean.html#DATATYPE-BOOLEAN-EXAMPLE\" title=\"Example 8.2. Using the boolean Type\"\u003eExample 8.2\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"example\" id=\"DATATYPE-BOOLEAN-EXAMPLE\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExample 8.2. Using the \u003ccode class=\"type\"\u003eboolean\u003c/code\u003e Type\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"example-contents\"\u003e\n\u003cpre class=\"programlisting\"\u003eCREATE TABLE test1 (a boolean, b text);\nINSERT INTO test1 VALUES (TRUE, 'sic est');\nINSERT INTO test1 VALUES (FALSE, 'non est');\nSELECT * FROM test1;\n a |    b\n---+---------\n t | sic est\n f | non est\n\nSELECT * FROM test1 WHERE a;\n a |    b\n---+---------\n t | sic est\n\u003c/pre\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr class=\"example-break\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe key words \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003eTRUE\u003c/code\u003e and \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003eFALSE\u003c/code\u003e are the preferred (SQL-compliant) method for writing Boolean constants in SQL queries. But you can also use the string representations by following the generic string-literal constant syntax described in \u003ca class=\"xref\" href=\"/docs/18/sql-syntax-lexical.html#SQL-SYNTAX-CONSTANTS-GENERIC\" title=\"4.1.2.7. Constants of Other Types\"\u003eSection 4.1.2.7\u003c/a\u003e, for example \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003e'yes'::boolean\u003c/code\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote that the parser automatically understands that \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003eTRUE\u003c/code\u003e and \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003eFALSE\u003c/code\u003e are of type \u003ccode class=\"type\"\u003eboolean\u003c/code\u003e, but this is not so for \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003eNULL\u003c/code\u003e because that can have any type. So in some contexts you might have to cast \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003eNULL\u003c/code\u003e to \u003ccode class=\"type\"\u003eboolean\u003c/code\u003e explicitly, for example \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003eNULL::boolean\u003c/code\u003e. Conversely, the cast can be omitted from a string-literal Boolean value in contexts where the parser can deduce that the literal must be of type \u003ccode class=\"type\"\u003eboolean\u003c/code\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e","manual_path":"datatype-boolean.html","operator_classes":[{"opcdefault":"t","opcfamily":"btree/bool_ops","opcintype":"bool","opckeytype":"0","opcmethod":"btree","opcname":"bool_ops","opcnamespace":"pg_catalog","opcowner":"POSTGRES"},{"opcdefault":"t","opcfamily":"hash/bool_ops","opcintype":"bool","opckeytype":"0","opcmethod":"hash","opcname":"bool_ops","opcnamespace":"pg_catalog","opcowner":"POSTGRES"}],"operators":[{"descr":"less 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rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eTable 8.19\u003c/a\u003e. The \u003ccode\u003eboolean\u003c/code\u003e type can have several states: \u003cspan\u003e“\u003cspan\u003etrue\u003c/span\u003e”\u003c/span\u003e, \u003cspan\u003e“\u003cspan\u003efalse\u003c/span\u003e”\u003c/span\u003e, and a third state, \u003cspan\u003e“\u003cspan\u003eunknown\u003c/span\u003e”\u003c/span\u003e, which is represented by the SQL null value.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"DATATYPE-BOOLEAN-TABLE\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable 8.19. Boolean Data Type\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eName\u003c/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eStorage Size\u003c/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDescription\u003c/th\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ccode\u003eboolean\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1 byte\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003estate of true or false\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\n\u003c/table\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoolean constants can be represented in SQL queries by the SQL key words \u003ccode\u003eTRUE\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode\u003eFALSE\u003c/code\u003e, and \u003ccode\u003eNULL\u003c/code\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe datatype input function for type \u003ccode\u003eboolean\u003c/code\u003e accepts these string representations for the \u003cspan\u003e“\u003cspan\u003etrue\u003c/span\u003e”\u003c/span\u003e state:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ccode\u003etrue\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ccode\u003eyes\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ccode\u003eon\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ccode\u003e1\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eand these representations for the \u003cspan\u003e“\u003cspan\u003efalse\u003c/span\u003e”\u003c/span\u003e state:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ccode\u003efalse\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ccode\u003eno\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ccode\u003eoff\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ccode\u003e0\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnique prefixes of these strings are also accepted, for example \u003ccode\u003et\u003c/code\u003e or \u003ccode\u003en\u003c/code\u003e. Leading or trailing whitespace is ignored, and case does not matter.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe datatype output function for type \u003ccode\u003eboolean\u003c/code\u003e always emits either \u003ccode\u003et\u003c/code\u003e or \u003ccode\u003ef\u003c/code\u003e, as shown in \u003ca href=\"/docs/18/datatype-boolean.html#DATATYPE-BOOLEAN-EXAMPLE\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eExample 8.2\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"DATATYPE-BOOLEAN-EXAMPLE\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExample 8.2. Using the \u003ccode\u003eboolean\u003c/code\u003e Type\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cpre\u003eCREATE TABLE test1 (a boolean, b text);\nINSERT INTO test1 VALUES (TRUE, \u0026#39;sic est\u0026#39;);\nINSERT INTO test1 VALUES (FALSE, \u0026#39;non est\u0026#39;);\nSELECT * FROM test1;\n a |    b\n---+---------\n t | sic est\n f | non est\n\nSELECT * FROM test1 WHERE a;\n a |    b\n---+---------\n t | sic est\n\u003c/pre\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe key words \u003ccode\u003eTRUE\u003c/code\u003e and \u003ccode\u003eFALSE\u003c/code\u003e are the preferred (SQL-compliant) method for writing Boolean constants in SQL queries. But you can also use the string representations by following the generic string-literal constant syntax described in \u003ca href=\"/docs/18/sql-syntax-lexical.html#SQL-SYNTAX-CONSTANTS-GENERIC\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eSection 4.1.2.7\u003c/a\u003e, for example \u003ccode\u003e\u0026#39;yes\u0026#39;::boolean\u003c/code\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote that the parser automatically understands that \u003ccode\u003eTRUE\u003c/code\u003e and \u003ccode\u003eFALSE\u003c/code\u003e are of type \u003ccode\u003eboolean\u003c/code\u003e, but this is not so for \u003ccode\u003eNULL\u003c/code\u003e because that can have any type. So in some contexts you might have to cast \u003ccode\u003eNULL\u003c/code\u003e to \u003ccode\u003eboolean\u003c/code\u003e explicitly, for example \u003ccode\u003eNULL::boolean\u003c/code\u003e. Conversely, the cast can be omitted from a string-literal Boolean value in contexts where the parser can deduce that the literal must be of type \u003ccode\u003eboolean\u003c/code\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e","SourceRevision":"555610c24d53e4316da5b7d3fc25c279d96856d5e0e23ee308c328c5fa881d9f","ContentHash":"d45459115d35cca9d1d7f858cdbfe204e80e7950438e7d623fa223bb223bdef0","Payload":{"description":["logical Boolean (true/false)"],"manual_html":"\u003cdiv class=\"sect1\" id=\"DATATYPE-BOOLEAN\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"titlepage\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"title\"\u003e8.6. Boolean Type \u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"productname\"\u003ePostgreSQL\u003c/span\u003e provides the standard SQL type \u003ccode class=\"type\"\u003eboolean\u003c/code\u003e; see \u003ca class=\"xref\" href=\"/docs/18/datatype-boolean.html#DATATYPE-BOOLEAN-TABLE\" title=\"Table 8.19. Boolean Data Type\"\u003eTable 8.19\u003c/a\u003e. The \u003ccode class=\"type\"\u003eboolean\u003c/code\u003e type can have several states: \u003cspan class=\"quote\"\u003e“\u003cspan class=\"quote\"\u003etrue\u003c/span\u003e”\u003c/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\"quote\"\u003e“\u003cspan class=\"quote\"\u003efalse\u003c/span\u003e”\u003c/span\u003e, and a third state, \u003cspan class=\"quote\"\u003e“\u003cspan class=\"quote\"\u003eunknown\u003c/span\u003e”\u003c/span\u003e, which is represented by the SQL null value.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"table\" id=\"DATATYPE-BOOLEAN-TABLE\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable 8.19. Boolean Data Type\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"table-contents\"\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"table\"\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eName\u003c/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eStorage Size\u003c/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDescription\u003c/th\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ccode class=\"type\"\u003eboolean\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1 byte\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003estate of true or false\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\n\u003c/table\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr class=\"table-break\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoolean constants can be represented in SQL queries by the SQL key words \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003eTRUE\u003c/code\u003e, \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003eFALSE\u003c/code\u003e, and \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003eNULL\u003c/code\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe datatype input function for type \u003ccode class=\"type\"\u003eboolean\u003c/code\u003e accepts these string representations for the \u003cspan class=\"quote\"\u003e“\u003cspan class=\"quote\"\u003etrue\u003c/span\u003e”\u003c/span\u003e state:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"simplelist\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003etrue\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003eyes\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003eon\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003e1\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eand these representations for the \u003cspan class=\"quote\"\u003e“\u003cspan class=\"quote\"\u003efalse\u003c/span\u003e”\u003c/span\u003e state:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"simplelist\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003efalse\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003eno\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003eoff\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003e0\u003c/code\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\n\u003c/tr\u003e\n\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnique prefixes of these strings are also accepted, for example \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003et\u003c/code\u003e or \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003en\u003c/code\u003e. Leading or trailing whitespace is ignored, and case does not matter.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe datatype output function for type \u003ccode class=\"type\"\u003eboolean\u003c/code\u003e always emits either \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003et\u003c/code\u003e or \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003ef\u003c/code\u003e, as shown in \u003ca class=\"xref\" href=\"/docs/18/datatype-boolean.html#DATATYPE-BOOLEAN-EXAMPLE\" title=\"Example 8.2. Using the boolean Type\"\u003eExample 8.2\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"example\" id=\"DATATYPE-BOOLEAN-EXAMPLE\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExample 8.2. Using the \u003ccode class=\"type\"\u003eboolean\u003c/code\u003e Type\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"example-contents\"\u003e\n\u003cpre class=\"programlisting\"\u003eCREATE TABLE test1 (a boolean, b text);\nINSERT INTO test1 VALUES (TRUE, 'sic est');\nINSERT INTO test1 VALUES (FALSE, 'non est');\nSELECT * FROM test1;\n a |    b\n---+---------\n t | sic est\n f | non est\n\nSELECT * FROM test1 WHERE a;\n a |    b\n---+---------\n t | sic est\n\u003c/pre\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr class=\"example-break\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe key words \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003eTRUE\u003c/code\u003e and \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003eFALSE\u003c/code\u003e are the preferred (SQL-compliant) method for writing Boolean constants in SQL queries. But you can also use the string representations by following the generic string-literal constant syntax described in \u003ca class=\"xref\" href=\"/docs/18/sql-syntax-lexical.html#SQL-SYNTAX-CONSTANTS-GENERIC\" title=\"4.1.2.7. Constants of Other Types\"\u003eSection 4.1.2.7\u003c/a\u003e, for example \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003e'yes'::boolean\u003c/code\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote that the parser automatically understands that \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003eTRUE\u003c/code\u003e and \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003eFALSE\u003c/code\u003e are of type \u003ccode class=\"type\"\u003eboolean\u003c/code\u003e, but this is not so for \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003eNULL\u003c/code\u003e because that can have any type. So in some contexts you might have to cast \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003eNULL\u003c/code\u003e to \u003ccode class=\"type\"\u003eboolean\u003c/code\u003e explicitly, for example \u003ccode class=\"literal\"\u003eNULL::boolean\u003c/code\u003e. Conversely, the cast can be omitted from a string-literal Boolean value in contexts where the parser can deduce that the literal must be of type \u003ccode class=\"type\"\u003eboolean\u003c/code\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e","related":[{"label":"pg_type catalog","url":"/wiki/catalog/pg_type/?v=18"},{"label":"pg_cast catalog","url":"/wiki/catalog/pg_cast/?v=18"},{"label":"pg_operator catalog","url":"/wiki/catalog/pg_operator/?v=18"},{"label":"pg_opclass catalog","url":"/wiki/catalog/pg_opclass/?v=18"},{"label":"Arrays","url":"/wiki/type/arrays/?v=18"},{"label":"btree index access method","url":"/wiki/indexam/btree/?v=18"},{"label":"hash index access method","url":"/wiki/indexam/hash/?v=18"}],"sections":[]}},"RequestedLocale":"en","Fallback":false,"Versions":["10","11","12","13","14","15","16","17","18","19","20"],"Locales":["en","zh-Hans"],"Signatures":null,"Spellings":null,"SQLState":null,"Evidence":null}