---
name: "not"
type: command
status: ok
groups: ["Math", "Variables"]
arma3_since: "0.50"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": null, "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/not
revid: 319391
updated: 2022-05-13T09:23:59Z
---

# not

*Command · Math, Variables · Arma 3 v0.50 · introduced in Operation Flashpoint v1.00*

Alias: [! a](../commands/~21_a.md)

## Description

[not](../commands/not.md) a is exactly the same as [! a](../commands/~21_a.md).

## Syntax

```sqf
not a
```

**Parameters:**

- `a`: [Boolean](../topics/Boolean.md)

**Returns:** [Boolean](../topics/Boolean.md)

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
not false; // returns true
```

## See also

[Operators](../topics/Operators.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — not](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/not) (revision 319391).</sub>