How to set a robot framework variable to a boolean value?

[ubr...@gmail.com]

Hi,

    Can someone show me the proper syntax of boolean value in robot framework?   I have the following line the robot file and it does not appear to be working for me.

               ${continueFlag}=       Convert to boolean         False

If you think the line is working, can you show me how to print out the value of variable ${continueFlag}?  The document is not helpful and refers/defers  to python bool() function.

Thank you,

Lawrence

[Deepesh Som]

U can use:

Set Test Variable  ${continueFlag}  ${False}

This will also be recognised as boolean in python file directly if u try to fetch the variable value and compare in condition eg

'''

continueFlag= BuiltIn().get_variable_value("${continueFlag")

if continueFlag:

    print("value is True")

'''

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[Deepesh Som]

Correcting the typing errors:

Set Test Variable  ${continueFlag}  ${False}

This will also be recognised as boolean in python file directly if u try to fetch the variable value and compare in condition eg

'''

continueFlag= BuiltIn().get_variable_value("${continueFlag}")

if continueFlag:

    print("value is True")

'''

Note: the key is to use ${False} as pure boolean value in robot framework,

[Lawrence Lee]

Hi Deepesh,

     Thank you for your information and example. It's helpful.

     As an uninitiated robot framework user, the way that the boolean value was represented as a variable throws me a curve in addition to the skimmy robot framework documentation on this simple topic. 

     I'll keep this email for my reference as one of probable robot framework idiosyncrasy features.

Regards,

Lawrence