% API # Builtins # Bool ## Bool.parse ```tomo Bool.parse : func(text: Text -> Bool?) ``` Converts a text representation of a boolean value into a boolean. Acceptable boolean values are case-insensitive variations of `yes`/`no`, `y`/`n`, `true`/`false`, `on`/`off`. Argument | Type | Description | Default ---------|------|-------------|--------- text | `Text` | The string containing the boolean value. | - **Return:** `yes` if the string matches a recognized truthy boolean value; otherwise return `no`. **Example:** ```tomo >> Bool.parse("yes") = yes : Bool? >> Bool.parse("no") = no : Bool? >> Bool.parse("???") = none : Bool? ```