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Subject: Re: Re: [ast-developers] bool type not documented
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> What's the preferred form to use a bool for a plain *if* construct?
> bool conditional ... if $conditional ; then
> bool conditional ... if [[ $conditional == "true" ]] ; then
> bool conditional ... if ((conditional)) ; then
>
I would use if ((conditional)) since it is fastest.
I ran a loop with 10,000 tests on each of the three.
if $conditional took 16 seconds
if [[ $conditional == "true" ]] took 10 seconds
if ((conditional)) took 6 seconds
David Korn
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