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PHP - not operator, any other aliases?

if(!($whatever && what()) do_stuff...

Can this be replaced with something more intuitive like:

if(not($whatever && what()) do_stuff...

?

Solution 
  • function not($OriginalCheck)
{
    return !$OriginalCheck;
}

function is($OriginalCheck)
{
    return !!$OriginalCheck;
}

    should do exactly that :)

    There are several ways to write checks:

    • if(!($whatever && what()) do_stuff...
    • if(!$whatever || !what()) do_stuff...
    • if(($whatever && what()) === false) do_stuff...
    • if((!$whatever || !what()) === true) do_stuff...
    • if($whatever === false || what() === false) === true) do_stuff...

    all these ways are intuitive and known through out the programming world.