# Auto Compounding

### function isProgramActive()

{% code title="AutoCompoundingStakingRewards.sol" %}

```javascript
    function isProgramActive(Token pool) external view returns (bool) 
```

{% endcode %}

By passing the pool address (which is identical to the token address), the function would indicate if there is an active Auto-Compounding rewards plan for it.

### Function Arguments

| Name | Type  | Description |
| ---- | ----- | ----------- |
| pool | Token |             |

### Return Variables

The function`isProgramActive()`returns the variable named bool. 

Solidity provides [boolean data types](https://subscription.packtpub.com/book/application-development/9781788831383/3/ch03lvl1sec41/boolean). The bool data type is a binary variable that returns variables like, true or false. 

| Variable Name | Return                                                    |
| ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| bool          | true or false for if a pool has an active rewards program |


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