How does shared_ptr work in if condition

In C++, I can write something like:

shared_ptr<A> a_sp = someFunctionReturningSharedPtr();
if (a_sp) {
    cout << a_sp->someData << endl;
} else {
    cout << "Shared Pointer is NULL << endl;
} 

Why does if (a_sp) check work correctly? a_sp is not a boolean, but how is it checked for true or false? How does the if condition know to check the result of a_sp.get() function? Or if it does not, how is the NULLity of the a_sp checked? Is there some function in shared_ptr defined that converts it to boolean value?