PowerShell: True/False (boolean)

By Xah Lee. Date: . Last updated: .

Whenever you need boolean, use $true or $false. They are Automatic Variables.

If you just type “True” in PowerShell, it's a error, because its invalid command or expression. Nor is it a valid literal expression.

PowerShell True/False Interpretation
ValueValue in Boolean Context
$trueTrue
Nonzero numberTrue
Nonempty stringTrue
Nonempty arrayTrue
Hashtable (empty or not)True
$falseFalse
$nullFalse
ZeroFalse
Empty stringFalse
Empty arrayFalse

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