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    A really stupid question “!” ?

    I feel really stupid for asking this question but…

    What are the uses of “!” in c++?

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    It means "not".

    One usage is to check if something is false. It reverses a boolean true to false and false to true.

    For example, instead of doing this:

    Code:
    if(somevar == false)
    {
    
    }
    You can do this:

    Code:
    if(!somevar)
    {
    
    }

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    Ah cool, thanks heaps

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