Is 'bool' a basic datatype in C++?

Question

I got this doubt while writing some code. Is \'bool\' a basic datatype defined in the C++ standard or is it some sort of extension provided by the compiler ? I got this doub

Answer 1

Allthough it's now a native type, it's still defined behind the scenes as an integer (int I think) where the literal false is 0 and true is 1. But I think all logic still consider anything but 0 as true, so strictly speaking the true literal is probably a keyword for the compiler to test if something is not false.

if(someval == true){

probably translates to:

if(someval !== false){ // e.g. someval !== 0

by the compiler