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Description:: Returns the negation of a Boolean expression. This means true becomes false and vice versa.
Alias:: not
Groups:: Variables Math

Example 1:: The code
private _isAlive = alive player; if (!_isAlive) then { hint "The player is dead!"; };
is the same as
private _isAlive = alive player; if (not _isAlive) then { hint "The player is dead!"; };

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-[[Category:Scripting Commands]]
+{{RV|type=command
-[[Category:Scripting Commands OFP 1.97]]
-[[Category:Scripting Commands OFP 1.46]]
-[[Category:Scripting Commands ArmA]]
-back to [[Scripting_Reference#.23|COMREF]]
+|sortKey= #
-<h2 style="color:#000066">''' ! ''a'' '''</h2>
+|game1= ofp
+|version1= 1.00
+|game2= ofpe
+|version2= 1.00
-'''Operand types:'''
+|game3= arma1
+|version3= 1.00
-'''a:''' [[Boolean]]
+|game4= arma2
+|version4= 1.00
-'''Type of returned value:'''
+|game5= arma2oa
+|version5= 1.50
-[[Boolean]]
+|game6= tkoh
+|version6= 1.00
-'''Description:'''
+|game7= arma3
+|version7= 0.50
-<b>not</b> a
+|gr1= Variables
+|gr2= Math
+|descr= Returns the negation of a Boolean expression. This means {{hl|[[true]]}} becomes {{hl|[[false]]}} and vice versa.
-'''Example:'''
+|alias= [[not]]
-'''!''' [[true]] ............ Result is false
+|s1= [[! a|!]] a
+|p1= a: [[Boolean]]
+|r1= [[Boolean]]
+|x1= The code
+<sqf>
+private _isAlive = alive player;
+if (!_isAlive) then
+{
+	hint "The player is dead!";
+};
+</sqf>
+is the same as
+<sqf>
+private _isAlive = alive player;
+if (not _isAlive) then
+{
+	hint "The player is dead!";
+};
+</sqf>
+|seealso= [[not]] [[Operators]]
+}}