BOOLEAN type

Applies to: Databricks SQL Databricks Runtime

Represents Boolean values.

Syntax

BOOLEAN

Limits

The type supports true and false values. A BOOLEAN can be NULL as well. See Logical operators for more information.

Literals

{ TRUE | FALSE }

Examples

SQL

> SELECT true;
  TRUE

> SELECT typeof(false);
  BOOLEAN

> SELECT CAST(0 AS BOOLEAN);
  FALSE

> SELECT CAST(-1 AS BOOLEAN);
  TRUE

> SELECT CAST('true' AS BOOLEAN);
  TRUE

> SELECT CAST(NULL AS BOOLEAN);
  NULL

Related

• cast function
• Logical operators