docs: Add note on how to check a gboolean condition

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Alistair Thomas 2019-01-05 20:59:09 +00:00
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* A standard boolean type. * A standard boolean type.
* Variables of this type should only contain the value * Variables of this type should only contain the value
* %TRUE or %FALSE. * %TRUE or %FALSE.
*
* Never directly compare the contents of a #gboolean variable with the values
* %TRUE or %FALSE. Use `if (condition)` to check a #gboolean is "true", instead
* of `if (condition == TRUE)`. Likewise use `if (!condition)` to check a
* #gboolean is "false".
*
* There is no validation when assigning to a #gboolean variable and so it could
* contain any value represented by a #gint. This is why the use of `if
* (condition)` is recommended. All non-zero values in C evaluate to "true".
*/ */
/** /**