---
title: withBoolean
framework: kernel
role: pseudoSymbol
path: kernel/osboolean/1808251-withboolean
---

# withBoolean

Returns one of the global instances of OSBoolean.

## Declaration

```occ
static OSBoolean * withBoolean(
 boolvalue); 
```

## Parameters

- `value`: A boolean value.

## Return Value

Return Value The global instance of OSBoolean with the boolean value.

## Overview

Overview This function actually returns either kOSBooleanTrue or kOSBooleanFalse, so that you can always use pointer comparison with OSBoolean objects.

## See Also

### Miscellaneous

- [free](kernel/osboolean/1808144-free.md)
- [getValue](kernel/osboolean/1808164-getvalue.md)
- [isEqualTo(const OSBoolean *)](kernel/osboolean/1808182-isequalto.md)
- [isEqualTo(const OSMetaClassBase *)](kernel/osboolean/1808201-isequalto.md)
- [isFalse](kernel/osboolean/1808215-isfalse.md)
- [isTrue](kernel/osboolean/1808223-istrue.md)
- [serialize](kernel/osboolean/1808232-serialize.md)
- [taggedRelease](kernel/osboolean/1808241-taggedrelease.md)
- [taggedRetain](kernel/osboolean/1808247-taggedretain.md)