# Boolean — Description

> Boolean values are typically produced by relational operators, equality operators, and logical NOT (!).

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Boolean values are typically produced by relational operators, equality operators, and logical NOT (!). They can also be produced by functions that represent conditions, such as {{jsxref("Array.isArray()")}}. Note that binary logical operators such as &amp;&amp; and || return the values of the operands, which may or may not be boolean values.

Boolean values are typically used in conditional testing, such as the condition for {{jsxref("Statements/if...else", "if...else")}} and {{jsxref("Statements/while", "while")}} statements, the conditional operator (? :), or the predicate return value of {{jsxref("Array.prototype.filter()")}}.

You would rarely need to explicitly convert something to a boolean value, as JavaScript does this automatically in boolean contexts, so you can use any value as if it's a boolean, based on its truthiness. You are also encouraged to use if (condition) and if (!condition) instead of if (condition === true) or if (condition === false) in your own code so you can take advantage of this convention. However, making sure that values representing conditions are always booleans can help clarify the intent of your code.

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