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tobool Function

tobool converts its argument to a boolean value.

Explicit type conversions are rarely necessary in OpenTofu because it will convert types automatically where required. Use the explicit type conversion functions only to normalize types returned in module outputs.

Only boolean values, null, and the exact strings "true" and "false" can be converted to boolean. All other values will produce an error.

Examples​

Code Block
> tobool(true)
true
> tobool("true")
true
> tobool(null)
null
> tobool("no")
Error: Invalid function argument

Invalid value for "v" parameter: cannot convert "no" to bool: only the strings
"true" or "false" are allowed.

> tobool(1)
Error: Invalid function argument

Invalid value for "v" parameter: cannot convert number to bool.