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bitwise not vs. traditional indexOf
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for (var i = 5; i >= -5; i--) { | |
console.log('~' + i + ' === ' | |
+ ~i + ' == ' + (~i ? true : false)); | |
} | |
// ~5 === -6 == true | |
// ~4 === -5 == true | |
// ~3 === -4 == true | |
// ~2 === -3 == true | |
// ~1 === -2 == true | |
// ~0 === -1 == true | |
// ~-1 === 0 == false | |
// ~-2 === 1 == true | |
// ~-3 === 2 == true | |
// ~-4 === 3 == true | |
// ~-5 === 4 == true | |
var str = 'teamwork'; | |
// the standard way | |
if (str.indexOf('i') > -1) { | |
console.log('i here'); | |
} | |
// the tricky way | |
if (~str.indexOf('i')) { | |
console.log('i here'); | |
} | |
console.log((str.indexOf('i') > -1) === true); | |
console.log((~str.indexOf('i')) === true); | |
console.log((str.indexOf('a') > -1) === true); | |
console.log((~str.indexOf('a')) === true); | |
// false | |
// false | |
// true | |
// false |
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