[Asterisk-Dev] "true" is -1 or 1 in boolean functions ?

[Derek Smithies]

Hi,
On Mon, 16 Jan 2006, Tilghman Lesher wrote:

> On Monday 16 January 2006 04:59, Luigi Rizzo wrote:
> > i notice some inconsistency in the return values for
> > functions that have a boolean result - some pieces of code
> > use -1, others use 1.

> 
Perhaps the real question is:

  why are we returning 1 or -1?

Surely, these are magic numbers, a coding style that is (generally) not
approved.

A quick web search shows many many coding guidelines that say,
  "never use magic numbers"

perhaps someone can provide some information that explains why these magic 
numbers are acceptable.

Derek.
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