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Hi all,

In the book of Kathy and Bert, there is a piece of code that I don't understand.



Could any one explain why when we test (b = true) then the line "b is is true" is printed. But when we change to (b = false) then the line "b is false" is printed???


Thank you.
 
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b= true is not just a test but an assignment, b is being assigned a new value true and then it is tested for if. If it was b==true that would have been just a test
 
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Yes, for booleans the if will test the value of the assingment.
 
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OK I see how it works Thank you very much.
 
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