Boolean conditions in Jade

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timmeh
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Boolean conditions in Jade

Postby timmeh » Mon Apr 14, 2014 4:04 pm

Just a simple one, just curious why the following logic occurs this way

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write "" = null; //true write "".Date = null; //true write "".TimeStamp = null; //true write "".Time = null; //false??? write "false".Boolean = null; //true?? write "true".Boolean = null; //false

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write "".Time = null;
If a null string typecast to a date or timestamp is equal to null why is it a time type is not while all are primaries?

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"false".Boolean = null;
Secondly why does the string "false" equal to null while it is not a null string?

Curious as to what is the reasoning behind this as it seems different compared to other programming languages and a bit misleading.

murray
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Re: Boolean conditions in Jade

Postby murray » Mon Apr 14, 2014 7:31 pm

Regarding Booleans...
A null Boolean has the default value of false.
So, null.Boolean = false.

In your example you are typecasting a string to a Boolean. In this case the string "false" converts to the Boolean vale of false. Most variables in Jade are automaticially initialised to a default state of null, typecast to the relevant type. Dates and Times are exceptions.
Murray (N.Z.)


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