Performs logical negation on an expression.
result = !expression |
Arguments
- result
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Any variable.
- expression
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Any expression.
Remarks
The following table illustrates how result is determined.
If expression is
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Then result is
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True |
False |
False |
True |
All unary operators, such as the ! operator, evaluate expressions as follows:
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If applied to undefined or null expressions, a run-time error is raised.
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Objects are converted to strings.
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Strings are converted to numbers if possible. If not, a run-time error is raised.
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Boolean values are treated as numbers (0 if false, 1 if true).
The operator is applied to the resulting number.
For the ! operator, if expression is nonzero, result is zero. If expression is zero, result is 1.