# isBoolean [![NPM version][npm-image]][npm-url] [![Build Status][test-image]][test-url] [![Coverage Status][coverage-image]][coverage-url] > Test if a value is a boolean.
## Installation ```bash npm install @stdlib/assert-is-boolean ```
### Usage ```javascript var isBoolean = require( '@stdlib/assert-is-boolean' ); ``` #### isBoolean( value ) Tests if a `value` is a `boolean`. ```javascript var bool = isBoolean( false ); // returns true bool = isBoolean( true ); // returns true bool = isBoolean( new Boolean( false ) ); // returns true bool = isBoolean( new Boolean( true ) ); // returns true ``` #### isBoolean.isPrimitive( value ) Tests if a `value` is a primitive `boolean`. ```javascript var bool = isBoolean.isPrimitive( true ); // returns true bool = isBoolean.isPrimitive( false ); // returns true bool = isBoolean.isPrimitive( new Boolean( true ) ); // returns false ``` #### isBoolean.isObject( value ) Tests if a `value` is a `Boolean` object. ```javascript var bool = isBoolean.isObject( true ); // returns false bool = isBoolean.isObject( new Boolean( false ) ); // returns true ```
### Examples ```javascript var isBoolean = require( '@stdlib/assert-is-boolean' ); var bool = isBoolean( false ); // returns true bool = isBoolean( new Boolean( false ) ); // returns true bool = isBoolean( 'true' ); // returns false bool = isBoolean( null ); // returns false ```
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