Which is clearer form: if(!value) or if(flag == value)?

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I understand this is a subjective question, so I apologize if it needs to be closed, but I feel like it comes up often enough for me to wonder if there is a general preferen

Answer 1

I actually many of forms possible.

This is not actually how it is written to standards, but this is how I see it:

//if foo is(or exists)
if(foo)

//if foo is true
if(foo == true)

//if foo doesn’t exist
if(!foo)

if foo is false
if(foo == false)

Hence I don’t see == false is redundant.