ligo/gitlab-pages/docs/language-basics/boolean-if-else.md

---
id: boolean-if-else
title: Boolean, If, Else
---

## Boolean

The type of a Boolean is `bool` and the possible values are `True` and `False`.

Here's how to define a boolean:

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```pascaligo
const a: bool = True;
const b: bool = False;
```
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```cameligo
let a: bool = true
let b: bool = false
```
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## Comparing two values

In LIGO, only values of the same type can be compared. We call these "comparable types." Comparable types include e.g. `int`, `nat`, `string`, `tez`, `timestamp`, `address`, ...

### Comparing strings

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```pascaligo
const a: string = "Alice";
const b: string = "Alice";
// True
const c: bool = (a = b);
```
<!--Cameligo-->
```cameligo
let a: string = "Alice"
let b: string = "Alice"
// true
let c: bool = (a = b)
```
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### Comparing numbers

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```pascaligo
const a: int = 5;
const b: int = 4;
const c: bool = (a = b);
const d: bool = (a > b);
const e: bool = (a < b);
const f: bool = (a <= b);
const g: bool = (a >= b);
const h: bool = (a =/= b);
```
<!--Cameligo-->
```cameligo
let a: int = 5
let b: int = 4
let c: bool = (a = b)
let d: bool = (a > b)
let e: bool = (a < b)
let f: bool = (a <= b)
let g: bool = (a >= b)
let h: bool = (a =/= b)
```
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### Comparing tez

> 💡 Comparing `tez` values is especially useful when dealing with an `amount` sent in a transaction.

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```pascaligo
const a: tez = 5mtz;
const b: tez = 10mtz;
const c: bool = (a = b);
```
<!--Cameligo-->
```cameligo
let a: tez = 5mtz
let b: tez = 10mtz
// false
let c: bool = (a = b)
```
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## Conditionals, if staments, and more

Conditional logic is an important part of every real world program.

### If/else statements

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```pascaligo
const min_age: nat = 16n;

(*
    This function is really obnoxious, but it showcases
    how the if statement and it's syntax can be used.

    Normally, you'd use `with (age > min_age)` instead.
*)
function is_adult(const age: nat): bool is
    block {
        var is_adult: bool := False;
        if (age > min_age) then begin
            is_adult := True;
        end else begin
            is_adult := False;
        end
    } with is_adult
```

> You can run the function above with
> ```
> ligo run-function -s pascaligo src/if-else.ligo is_adult 21n
> ```

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```cameligo
let min_age: nat = 16n

(**

    This function is really obnoxious, but it showcases
    how the if statement and it's syntax can be used.

    Normally, you'd use `with (age > min_age)` instead.

*)
let is_adult (age: nat) : bool =
  if (age > min_age) then true else false
```

> You can run the function above with
> ```
> ligo run-function -s cameligo src/if-else.mligo is_adult 21n
> ```

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