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Using NOT operator in IF conditions

Is it really a good practice to avoid using NOT operator in IF conditions in order to make your code better readable? I heard the if (doSomething()) is better then if (!doSomething()).

Solution

  • It really depends on what you're trying to accomplish. If you have no else clause then if(!doSomething()) seems fine. However, if you have

    if(!doSomething()) {
    ...
}
else {
    // do something else
}

    I'd probably reverse that logic to remove the ! operator and make the if clause slightly more clear.