Re^4: Two simple code style advice questions

[Anonymous Monk]

in reply to Re^3: Two simple code style advice questions
in thread Two simple code style advice questions

Now what do you mean by that? What is it that you expect and how is it unsafe?

[Anonymous Monk]

The issue is that the code relies on true being represented by numeric one. While that works for numeric comparisons, it is not a safe assumption in general. So applying this construct to other kinds of tests could be dangerous.