# bool Settlement::CanResearch(str)

[Family: Settlement](/imperivm/en/CKS/familias/settlement/)

## Exact signature

```text
bool Settlement::CanResearch(str)
```

## Description

CKS scripting primitive reporting whether a settlement is permitted to begin researching an upgrade that is not already researched or in progress.

## Parameters and return type

**Return type:** `bool`

The member is called on an object. Its receiver is not repeated among this signature’s arguments.

| Position | Type |
| --- | --- |
| 1 | `str` |

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