Confusing If Statement?

Question

I always use If statement (In C#) as (1. Alternative);

if (IsSuccessed == true)
{
   //
}

I know that there is no need to write \"== true\"

Answer 1

The two expressions are equivalent in C#, but be aware than in other languages they are not.

For example, in C++, the first option accepts only a boolean value with a value of true. Any other value on IsSuccessed will invalidate the condition.

The second option accepts any value that is "truthy": values like 1, or any non-zero, are also considered valid for the if.

So these conditions will validate:

// Truthy validation (second option)
if(1) {...} //validates
if(2) {...} //validates

While these others will not:

// Equals to true validation (first option)
if(1==true) {...} // does not validate
if(2==true) {...} // does not validate

Again, this doesn't apply to C#, since it only accepts booleans on ifs. But keep in mind that other languages accept more than just booleans there.