I was coding here the other day, writing a couple of if statements with integers that are always either <code>0</code> or <code>1</code> (practically acting as <code>bool</code>s). I asked myself: When testing for positive result, which is better; testing for <code>int == 1</code> or <code>int != 0</code>? For example, given an int <code>n</code>, if I want to test if it's <code>true</code>, should I use <code>n == 1</code> or <code>n != 0</code>? Is there any difference at all in regards to speed, processing power, etc? Please ignore the fact that the int may being more/less than <code>1</code>/<code>0</code>, it is irrelevant and does not occur.

Should I test if equal to 1 or not equal to 0?

Human's brain better process statements that don't contain negations, which makes "int == 1" better way.

answered Oct 25 '22 00:10

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