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BOOLEAN

The BOOLEAN data type stores 1-byte values that evaluate to true, false, or unknown. The actual values that you can insert into a BOOLEAN column (or use as Boolean literals) are as follows:

Accepted ValuesMeaningReturn Value
true, t, y, yes, 1Truet
false, f, n, no, 0Falsef
nullUnknownnull

Uppercase and lowercase values are accepted: TRUE or true, for example. Single quotes are required for all values except true, false, and null.

Parent topic:SQL Data Types