# BooleanFormat

Returns the value formatted as a boolean string

## Method Signature

```
BooleanFormat(value=[any])
```

### Arguments

| Argument | Type  | Required | Description                                                | Default |
| -------- | ----- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| `value`  | `any` | `true`   | The value to cast as a boolean and return the string value |         |

## Examples

### 1 is definitely true

[Run Example](https://try.boxlang.io/?code=eJxLys%2FPSU3Mc8svyk0s0VAwVNC05gIATjEGUQ%3D%3D)

```java
booleanFormat( 1 );

```

Result: true

### 0 is definitely false

[Run Example](https://try.boxlang.io/?code=eJxLys%2FPSU3Mc8svyk0s0VAwUNC05gIATiwGUA%3D%3D)

```java
booleanFormat( 0 );

```

Result: false

### Negative -1 is true as well

[Run Example](https://try.boxlang.io/?code=eJxLys%2FPSU3Mc8svyk0s0VDQNVTQtOYCAFTRBn4%3D)

```java
booleanFormat( -1 );

```

Result: true

### And even a number larger then 1 is true

[Run Example](https://try.boxlang.io/?code=eJxLys%2FPSU3Mc8svyk0s0VAwVdC05gIATkUGVQ%3D%3D)

```java
booleanFormat( 5 );

```

Result: true

### Additional Examples

[Run Example](https://try.boxlang.io/?code=eJwrL8osSXUpzS3QUHDKz89JTcxzyy%2FKTSzRUDA0MlbQVNC0VtDXVwgpKk3lKsep1ACskAuk0i0xpziVCwC7Nho6)

```java
writeDump( BooleanFormat( 123 ) ); // True
writeDump( BooleanFormat( 0 ) );
 // False

```

## Related

* [DecimalFormat](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/format/decimalformat)
* [LSNumberFormat](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/format/lsnumberformat)
* [NumberFormat](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/format/numberformat)