Used to perform logical negation on an expression.
result = !expressionThe ! operator syntax has these parts:
Part Descriptionresult Any variable.expression Any expression.
The following table illustrates how result is determined.
If expression is Then result isTrue FalseFalse TrueAll unary operators, such as the ! operator, evaluate expressions as follows:
The operator is applied to the resulting number.
- If applied to undefined or null expressions, a run-time error is raised.
- Objects are converted to strings.
- Strings are converted to numbers if possible. If not, a run-time error is raised.
- Boolean values are treated as numbers (0 if false, 1 if true).
For the ! operator, if expression is nonzero, result is zero. If expression is zero, result is 1.
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