Do I miss something (see the code and comments below)? I am with V2
CTP3, do other versions work in the same way?

# Operator -not should get True for whatever -eq 0 gets True

$ToBe = 0

$ToBe -eq 0 # True, OK
-not $ToBe # True, OK

$ToBe = (Get-Variable ToBe).Options

$ToBe -eq 0 # True, OK
-not $ToBe # False, WOW, leads to subtle bugs, difficult to find



<#

Actual output:
True
True
True
False

Expected output:
True
True
True
True

#>

# How do you like this: both conditions are true
if ($ToBe -eq 0) {
"This is true, OK"
}
if ($ToBe) {
"And this is true, WOW"
}

<#

Output:
This is true, OK
And this is true, WOW

#>

PowerShell 1.0:

[user name] $tobe = 0
[user name] if ($ToBe -eq 0) {

>> "This is true, OK"
>> }
>> if ($ToBe) {
>> "And this is true, WOW"
>> }
>>

This is true, OK
[user name]

about your first example:
check the type of
((Get-Variable ToBe).Options0.gettype().fullname
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PowerShell blog - www.sysadmins.lv


"Roman Kuzmin" <nightroman@xxxxxx> rakstija zinojuma
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> Do I miss something (see the code and comments below)? I am with V2
> CTP3, do other versions work in the same way?
>
> # Operator -not should get True for whatever -eq 0 gets True
>
> $ToBe = 0
>
> $ToBe -eq 0 # True, OK
> -not $ToBe # True, OK
>
> $ToBe = (Get-Variable ToBe).Options
>
> $ToBe -eq 0 # True, OK
> -not $ToBe # False, WOW, leads to subtle bugs, difficult to find
>
> <#
>
> Actual output:
> True
> True
> True
> False
>
> Expected output:
> True
> True
> True
> True
>
> #>
>
> # How do you like this: both conditions are true
> if ($ToBe -eq 0) {
> "This is true, OK"
> }
> if ($ToBe) {
> "And this is true, WOW"
> }
>
> <#
>
> Output:
> This is true, OK
> And this is true, WOW
>
> #>

Hi Vadims,

So, do I understand correctly that in V1 it works differently? Namely,
"And this is true, WOW" is not written?

As for this
0> (Get-Variable ToBe).Options.GetType() | Out-String

... the type is enum:

IsPublic IsSerial Name BaseType
-------- -------- ---- --------
True True ScopedItemOptions System.Enum

And what is the type there in V1?

Hmm, I guess your example is for int 0, not enum 0. Try this:

$Foo = 0
$ToBe = (Get-Variable Foo).Options
if ($ToBe -eq 0) {
"This is true, OK"
}
if ($ToBe) {
"And this is true, WOW"
}

<#
Output:
This is true, OK
And this is true, WOW
#>

[user name] $tobe
None
[user name] $tobe -eq 0
True

therefore if you check this:
$ToBe = (Get-Variable Foo).Options
if ($ToBe -eq 0) {
"This is true, OK"
}

you'll get $true. If you check like this:
if ($ToBe) {
"And this is true, WOW"
}

you get $true too, because if ($tobe) is the same as "if ($tobe -ne
$null -or $tobe -ne $false)". But your variable is not $null, or $false:
[user name] $tobe -eq $null
False
[user name] $tobe -eq $true
False
[user name] $tobe -eq $false
False

so, I sure that it is normal.

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"Roman Kuzmin" <nightroman@xxxxxx> rakstija zinojuma
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> Hmm, I guess your example is for int 0, not enum 0. Try this:
>
> $Foo = 0
> $ToBe = (Get-Variable Foo).Options
> if ($ToBe -eq 0) {
> "This is true, OK"
> }
> if ($ToBe) {
> "And this is true, WOW"
> }
>
> <#
> Output:
> This is true, OK
> And this is true, WOW
> #>
>

if ($tobe) is the same as "if ($tobe -ne $null -or $tobe -ne $false)"

here must be -and instead -or:
if ($tobe -ne $null -AND $tobe -ne $false)

Sorry.

"Vadims Podans" <vpodans> rakstija zinojuma
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> [user name] $tobe
> None
> [user name] $tobe -eq 0
> True
>
> therefore if you check this:
> $ToBe = (Get-Variable Foo).Options
> if ($ToBe -eq 0) {
> "This is true, OK"
> }
>
> you'll get $true. If you check like this:
> if ($ToBe) {
> "And this is true, WOW"
> }
>
> you get $true too, because if ($tobe) is the same as "if ($tobe -ne
> $null -or $tobe -ne $false)". But your variable is not $null, or $false:
> [user name] $tobe -eq $null
> False
> [user name] $tobe -eq $true
> False
> [user name] $tobe -eq $false
> False
>
> so, I sure that it is normal.
>
> --
> WBR, Vadims Podans
> PowerShell blog - www.sysadmins.lv
>
> "Roman Kuzmin" <nightroman@xxxxxx> rakstija zinojuma
> "news:11173878-088f-4acd-b2cb-07b4c61e28df@xxxxxx"...

>> Hmm, I guess your example is for int 0, not enum 0. Try this:
>>
>> $Foo = 0
>> $ToBe = (Get-Variable Foo).Options
>> if ($ToBe -eq 0) {
>> "This is true, OK"
>> }
>> if ($ToBe) {
>> "And this is true, WOW"
>> }
>>
>> <#
>> Output:
>> This is true, OK
>> And this is true, WOW
>> #>
>>

I think that by this

if ($ToBe) {

we ask PowerShell to convert $ToBe to Boolean. It is in fact enum with
value 0. It does not look OK to me that on conversion to Boolean it is
at first converted to something that has presentation "None". Or, if
this is still OK, than why on conversion to int ($ToBe -eq 0) we get
true, as if "None" is the same as 0. Where is logic? Why "None" is 0,
but "None" is not False?

no. Here is a trick, because "none" in fact is not necessarily digit 0. Look
here:
example with string:
[user name] $a = [string]0
[user name] $a -eq $true
False
[user name] $a -eq $false
False
[user name] $a -eq 0
True
[user name] if ($a){"yes"} else {"something wrong"}
yes

example with digit:
[user name] $a = [int]0
[user name] $a -eq $true
False
[user name] $a -eq $false
True
[user name] $a -eq 0
True
[user name] if ($a){"yes"} else {"something wrong"}
something wrong
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"Roman Kuzmin" <nightroman@xxxxxx> rakstija zinojuma
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> I think that by this
>
> if ($ToBe) {
>
> we ask PowerShell to convert $ToBe to Boolean. It is in fact enum with
> value 0. It does not look OK to me that on conversion to Boolean it is
> at first converted to something that has presentation "None". Or, if
> this is still OK, than why on conversion to int ($ToBe -eq 0) we get
> true, as if "None" is the same as 0. Where is logic? Why "None" is 0,
> but "None" is not False?