outer_negation_linter {lintr}

Require usage of !any(x) over all(!x), !all(x) over any(!x)

Description

any(!x) is logically equivalent to !any(x); ditto for the equivalence of all(!x) and !any(x). Negating after aggregation only requires inverting one logical value, and is typically more readable.

Usage

outer_negation_linter()

Tags

best_practices, efficiency, readability

See Also

linters for a complete list of linters available in lintr.

Examples

# will produce lints
lint(
  text = "all(!x)",
  linters = outer_negation_linter()
)

lint(
  text = "any(!x)",
  linters = outer_negation_linter()
)

# okay
lint(
  text = "!any(x)",
  linters = outer_negation_linter()
)

lint(
  text = "!all(x)",
  linters = outer_negation_linter()
)