---
title: "Unnecessary true/false"
tags: ["AL","Readability"]
categories: ["Best Practice"]
---

_Created by Microsoft, Described by waldo_

## Description
Do not use `true` or `false` keywords unnecessarily if the expression is already an logical expression.

## Bad code

```al
    if IsPositive() = true then  
```      
    
## Good code

```al
    if IsPositive() then  
```      
    

## Bad code

```al
    if Complete <> true then  
```      
    
## Good code

```al
    if not Complete then
```

## [Discussions](https://github.com/microsoft/alguidelines/discussions/categories/bc-best-practices?discussions_q=unnecessary+true+false+category%3A%22BC+Best+Practices%22)

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