> In my current class, we are required to assess our own code, as well as 2 random
> other students' code. It is pseudo code, so it doesn't really conform to a specific
> language, so I must ask: Will the following work in ANY language?
>
> If Variable NOT == 0
NOT is an unary operator. == (equal to) is a binary operator. Placing the NOT there will make it negate the equal to operator. So that specific syntax has to fail in every language I know of. Only these constructs would work, be it pseudocode or real code in a specific language:
if variable == not(0)
if not(variable == 0)
One could argue that in certain situations, a minus sign (-) is also an unary operator but it wouldn't matter in this example since the operator precedence would unambiguously interpret the following in the same way:
if variable == not -1
if variable == not(-1)
However even if you forget about operator precedence and specify parentheses all around everything, it's clear that the construct you ask about doesn't make sense:
if variable not(== 0)
Operator precedence has always been one of my weak spots in writing code so I tend to overuse parentheses to ensure that things are interpreted in the way I need.
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