Am 14.11.2014 15:32, schrieb Love Nystrom:

On 2014-11-14 00.41, Alex Ionescu wrote:
I would much rather see if (f != FALSE) instead of if ( f ).

Well, it's certainly a valid option, and C++ compilers seem to generate
the same "CMP  boolRm, 0" in both cases (though the latter could actually
generate the potentially faster and better "OR  boolRm, boolRm" instead).
"if (f != FALSE)" and "if (f)" are exactly 100% the same for the compiler. "if (f)" is nothing but a synonym for "if (f != 0)" and FALSE is 0. Whether it creates a CMP, or an OR or a TEST is all up to the compiler and it will be the same in both cases. If it was not the same, there is something ... well not neccessarily "wrong" but at least very strange with the compiler.


I expect some people will use the former.
Personally I much prefer the latter.
I think both have their pros and cons. So I don't really care.