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## Class tribool

boost::logic::tribool — A 3-state boolean type.

## Synopsis

    // In header: <boost/logic/tribool.hpp>

    class tribool {
    public:
      enum value_t;
      // construct/copy/destruct
      tribool() noexcept;
      tribool(bool) noexcept;
      tribool(indeterminate_keyword_t) noexcept;

      // public member functions
      explicit BOOST_CONSTEXPR operator bool() const noexcept;

      // public data members
      enum boost::logic::tribool::value_t value;
    };

## Description

3-state boolean values are either true, false, or indeterminate.

### `tribool` public construct/copy/destruct

1.     tribool() noexcept;

   Construct a new 3-state boolean value with the value 'false'.

   Throws: | Will not throw.

2.     tribool(bool initial_value) noexcept;

   Construct a new 3-state boolean value with the given boolean value, which may be `true` or `false`.

   Throws: | Will not throw.

3.     tribool(indeterminate_keyword_t) noexcept;

   Construct a new 3-state boolean value with an indeterminate value.

   Throws: | Will not throw.

### `tribool` public member functions

1.     explicit BOOST_CONSTEXPR operator bool() const noexcept;

   Use a 3-state boolean in a boolean context. Will evaluate true in a boolean context only when the 3-state boolean is definitely true.

   Returns: | true if the 3-state boolean is true, false otherwise
   Throws: | Will not throw.