# getNegated

The `getNegated` method returns whether the property or qualifier is negative (that is, something that you do not want to match).

## Syntax

    getNegated()

## Returns

(Boolean) A Boolean that specifies whether the property or qualifier is negated (`true` for negative properties and qualifiers, `false` otherwise).

## Examples

For a `LuaIncompleteFactProperty` object:

    local props = incomplete:getProperties()
    for i=1,#props do
      if props[i]:getNegated() then
        -- do not return facts that match this property
        ...

For a `LuaIncompleteFactQualifier` object:

    local quals = props[i]:getQualifiers()
    for j=1,#quals do
      if quals[i]:getNegated() then
        -- do not return facts that match this qualifier
        ...

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