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[-] kn0wmad1c@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

num % 2 isn't a boolean result in any of these languages, so I feel like it would always output "odd"

Edit: 0 is false, everything else is true.

[-] moomoomoo309@programming.dev 8 points 1 month ago

All of those languages will convert numbers into booleans, 0 is false, all other numbers are true.

[-] kn0wmad1c@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago
[-] SatyrSack@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 month ago

It doesn't make sense. I understand it, but it doesn't make sense.

[-] Lifter@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 month ago

I agree. If anything it should check if there is a nuumber and 0 is clearly a number.

[-] sleeplessone@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago

In JS at least, there's a concept of truthiness and falsiness. 0, undefined, null, and a few other non-boolean values are treated as false if used in conditionals and logical operations, while every other value is treated as true. I'm pretty sure python has something similar.

[-] Hammerheart@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago

It does. Empty collections, 0, None

[-] Colloidal@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago

The joys of dynamic typing.

[-] marcos@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

You'd be surprised.

But seriously, numbers can be used as booleans in an impressive number of languages. Including machine code for almost every machine out there.

[-] Maven@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago
[-] Lifter@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 month ago

They are not the same, but 0 can be implicitly converted to false.

What do you get if you do: 0 === false

[-] Lysergid@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago
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