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Yoda conditions

Yoda conditions is the plural of Yoda condition.

Meaning of Yoda condition

Noun

Yoda condition (plural Yoda conditions)

  1. (informal) A logical condition with the usual order of operands reversed for various reasons, such as avoiding the accidental misuse of = (assignment) instead of == (equality), an error that is harder to spot when using the normal order of operands.
    • A great convention to stick to, the Yoda condition requires you to keep the comparison variable on the right side of the conditional statement.2013, Adam Onishi, “Getting Started”, in Pro WordPress Theme Development, Berkeley, Calif.: Apress, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 14
    Synonyms:
    Yoda notation

Questions about Yoda conditions

What is Yoda conditions the plural of?
Yoda conditions is the plural of Yoda condition.

Words near Yoda conditions in the dictionary

  1. yod-dropper
  2. yod-droppers
  3. yod-dropping
  4. Yoda
  5. Yoda condition
  6. Yoda conditions
  7. Yoda notation
  8. Yoda worm
  9. Yoda-ish
  10. Yoda-speak
  11. Yodaesque

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