Is there any difference between if(a==5) or if(5==a) in C#? [duplicate]

Answer 1

no difference, it is an old habit to avoid if(a=5) in c/c++.

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Answer 2

There's no difference - assuming that "a" is an integer.

I know some people prefer if (5==a) because in c & c++ if you wrote if (5=a) by mistake you'd get a compiler error while if (a=5) would result in a bug.

C# raises a compiler error in the latter case, so it's not an issue.