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Re: logical_true vs nothing in an if statment [message #86014 is a reply to message #85937] Tue, 24 September 2013 07:48 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Paul Van Delst[1] is currently offline  Paul Van Delst[1]
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On 09/19/13 16:22, wlandsman wrote:
> I work with an IDL programmer who uses LOGICAL_TRUE *everywhere*
> including statements like
>
> if LOGICAL_TRUE(Keyword_set(flag)) then setflag,...
>
> He said he has been burned too many times before on the definition of
> "truth", so he always uses LOGICAL_TRUE() even in cases where it is
> unnecessary, such as when the variable can only take on the values 0
> and 1.
>
> His code drives me crazy... --Wayne

Ha.

I love the phrase:
'burned too many times before on the definition of "truth" '

Makes me feel sort-of (but not really) sympathetic towards lawyers.

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