boolean

A boolean has only two possible values, canonically written as “false” and “true”.

The non-canonical forms “0” and “1” are also supported.

EXESS_MAX_BOOLEAN_LENGTH

5U

The maximum length of a canonical boolean string.

ExessResult exess_read_boolean(const char *str, bool *out)

Read a boolean string after any leading whitespace.

Parameters:

  • str – String to read.

  • out – Parsed value, or false on error.

Returns:

The count of characters read, and a status.

ExessResult exess_write_boolean(bool value, size_t buf_size, char *buf)

Write a canonical boolean string.

Parameters:

  • value – Value to write.

  • buf_size – Size of buf in bytes.

  • buf – Output buffer, or null to only measure.

Returns:

The count of characters in the output, and a status (ExessStatus.EXESS_SUCCESS, or ExessStatus.EXESS_NO_SPACE if the buffer is too small).