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# Bool

`ShouldBeTrue` and `ShouldBeFalse` work on boolean values.

## ShouldBeTrue

```cs
var myValue = false;
myValue.ShouldBeTrue();
```

[snippet source](https://github.com/shouldly/shouldly/blob/master/src/DocumentationExamples/CodeExamples/ShouldBeTrueFalseExamples.ShouldBeTrue.codeSample.approved.cs#L1-L2) | [anchor](#snippet-ShouldBeTrueFalseExamples.ShouldBeTrue.codeSample.approved.cs)

**Exception**

```
myValue
    should be
True
    but was
False
```

## ShouldBeFalse

```cs
var myValue = true;
myValue.ShouldBeFalse();
```

[snippet source](https://github.com/shouldly/shouldly/blob/master/src/DocumentationExamples/CodeExamples/ShouldBeTrueFalseExamples.ShouldBeFalse.codeSample.approved.cs#L1-L2) | [anchor](#snippet-ShouldBeTrueFalseExamples.ShouldBeFalse.codeSample.approved.cs)

**Exception**

```
myValue
    should be
False
    but was
True
```