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130 Chapter 5: ActionScript Core Language Elements

// Variables representing Boolean values are compared by value

var a:Boolean = Boolean("a"); // a is true

var b:Boolean = Boolean(1); // b is true

trace(a==b); // true

// Variables representing Boolean objects are compared by reference

var a:Boolean = new Boolean("a"); // a is true

var b:Boolean = new Boolean(1); // b is true

trace(a==b); // false