Boolean DataType

The Boolean type represents true/false values.

Definition

Type URL	`https://rustybeam.net/schema/Boolean`
Base Type	`boolean`
Default Pattern	`^(true\|false\|1\|0\|yes\|no\|on\|off)$`
Constraints	{"case_insensitive": true}

Accepted Values

The validation pattern accepts (case-insensitive):

Standard: true, false
Numeric: 1 (true), 0 (false)
English: yes (true), no (false)
Switch: on (true), off (false)

Usage in Property Definitions

<tr itemscope itemtype="https://rustybeam.net/schema/Property">
    <td><span itemprop="name">isActive</span></td>
    <td><span itemprop="type">Boolean</span></td>
    <td><span itemprop="cardinality">1</span></td>
    <td><span itemprop="description">Whether the account is active</span></td>
</tr>

Usage in Data

<meta itemprop="isActive" content="true">

Note: For boolean values in HTML, use <meta> tags with the content attribute, or store the value in element text content.

Normalization

Validation software should normalize all accepted values to canonical true or false: