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If it's nullable, then it can't be a boolean.

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  • H Henry Minute

    I'm sure that a subject of such import must have been discussed here before, but if so, I missed it. If it can have more than two values it cannot really be a boolean value, so why call it a nullable bool? Anyone got a better name? I can only come up with truelean or trilean.

    Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.

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    clientSurfer
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    I like bullean

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    • H Henry Minute

      I'm sure that a subject of such import must have been discussed here before, but if so, I missed it. If it can have more than two values it cannot really be a boolean value, so why call it a nullable bool? Anyone got a better name? I can only come up with truelean or trilean.

      Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.

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      Joan M
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      In Spanish a "trilero" is a guy who use three cards or pots to hide a small ball to cheat tourists in crowded streets... so avoid that name... if you don't avoid it one of your variables could go to jail... :rolleyes:

      [www.tamelectromecanica.com] Robots, CNC and PLC machines for grinding and polishing.

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      • H Henry Minute

        I'm sure that a subject of such import must have been discussed here before, but if so, I missed it. If it can have more than two values it cannot really be a boolean value, so why call it a nullable bool? Anyone got a better name? I can only come up with truelean or trilean.

        Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.

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        QuiJohn
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        It's tri-curious.

        And sometimes when you're on, you're really f***ing on And your friends they sing along and they love you But the lows are so extreme that the good seems f***ing cheap And it teases you for weeks in its absence Rilo Kiley - "A Better Son/Daughter"

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        • J Joan M

          In Spanish a "trilero" is a guy who use three cards or pots to hide a small ball to cheat tourists in crowded streets... so avoid that name... if you don't avoid it one of your variables could go to jail... :rolleyes:

          [www.tamelectromecanica.com] Robots, CNC and PLC machines for grinding and polishing.

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          Henry Minute
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          Joan Murt wrote:

          In Spanish a "trilero" is a guy who use three cards or pots to hide a small ball

          In America I believe they use one cup but two girls.

          Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.

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          • H Henry Minute

            Joan Murt wrote:

            In Spanish a "trilero" is a guy who use three cards or pots to hide a small ball

            In America I believe they use one cup but two girls.

            Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.

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            Dalek Dave
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            If ever anything could be unseen, that would be it.

            ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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            • H Henry Minute

              Joan Murt wrote:

              In Spanish a "trilero" is a guy who use three cards or pots to hide a small ball

              In America I believe they use one cup but two girls.

              Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.

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              Joan M
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              X| :rolleyes:

              [www.tamelectromecanica.com] Robots, CNC and PLC machines for grinding and polishing.

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              • H Henry Minute

                Joan Murt wrote:

                In Spanish a "trilero" is a guy who use three cards or pots to hide a small ball

                In America I believe they use one cup but two girls.

                Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.

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                Dan Neely
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                That's Brazilian filth. X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X| X|

                3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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                • H Henry Minute

                  I'm sure that a subject of such import must have been discussed here before, but if so, I missed it. If it can have more than two values it cannot really be a boolean value, so why call it a nullable bool? Anyone got a better name? I can only come up with truelean or trilean.

                  Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.

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                  In "The Relational Model of Database Management v2" (a tome and a half), Codd introduces 4-valued logic, Yes, No, Maybe but Applicable, Maybe and Inapplicable. The distinction between the latter affects how aggregates apply (you can Count Applicable (or A-Marks), but not Inapplicable (I-Marks)). Unfortunately, by Codd's definitions, there are No RDBMS in existence. (There are many other improvements there, we would probably have no need for ORM's among other things). Doesn't answer your question of course ;-)

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                  • R RugbyLeague

                    Buddhist bool

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                    BillWoodruff
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                    The Buddhist Boole: inherits from System.Mind which implements Consciousness Interface: true == relative => true; false == relative => true; true != false => false; false != true => true;

                    "Reason is the natural order of truth; but imagination is the organ of meaning." C.S. Lewis

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                    • Q QuiJohn

                      It's tri-curious.

                      And sometimes when you're on, you're really f***ing on And your friends they sing along and they love you But the lows are so extreme that the good seems f***ing cheap And it teases you for weeks in its absence Rilo Kiley - "A Better Son/Daughter"

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                      GlobX
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                      5!


                      Typical n-tiered architecture: DB <-> Junk(0) <-> ... <-> Junk(n-1) <-> Pretty

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                      • H Henry Minute

                        I'm sure that a subject of such import must have been discussed here before, but if so, I missed it. If it can have more than two values it cannot really be a boolean value, so why call it a nullable bool? Anyone got a better name? I can only come up with truelean or trilean.

                        Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.

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                        a "nullable boolean" is equivalent to "pointer-to-boolean", if it's null then you don't know the answer.

                        If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams
                        You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering” - Wernher von Braun

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                        • T TheGreatAndPowerfulOz

                          a "nullable boolean" is equivalent to "pointer-to-boolean", if it's null then you don't know the answer.

                          If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams
                          You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering” - Wernher von Braun

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                          AspDotNetDev
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                          Schrödinger's Bool.

                          Driven to the ARMs by x86.

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                          • D Dalek Dave

                            How about a 'Meh'?

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                            Keith Barrow
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                            True, Meh, False, I like it!

                            Sort of a cross between Lawrence of Arabia and Dilbert.[^]
                            -Or-
                            A Dead ringer for Kate Winslett[^]

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                            • T TheGreatAndPowerfulOz

                              a "nullable boolean" is equivalent to "pointer-to-boolean", if it's null then you don't know the answer.

                              If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams
                              You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering” - Wernher von Braun

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                              Henry Minute
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                              A nice way to think about it.

                              Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.

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