# Keyword true

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A value of type `bool` representing logical true.

Logically `true` is not equal to `false`.

### Control structures that check for true

Several of Rust’s control structures will check for a `bool` condition evaluating to true.

- The condition in an `if` expression must be of type `bool`. Whenever that condition evaluates to true, the `if` expression takes on the value of the first block. If however, the condition evaluates to `false`, the expression takes on value of the `else` block if there is one.

- `while` is another control flow construct expecting a `bool`-typed condition. As long as the condition evaluates to true, the `while` loop will continually evaluate its associated block.

- `match` arms can have guard clauses on them.