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Asked: June 15, 20262026-06-15T21:07:36+00:00 2026-06-15T21:07:36+00:00

Is it true that every non-nil object evaluates to true in objective-c? That is,

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Is it true that every non-nil object evaluates to true in objective-c? That is, is this:

if (thing) NSLog(@"yes");

identical to this:

if (thing != nil) NSLog(@"yes");

Empirically it seems to be true, even if thing = @0, but I can’t find documentation that actually says this.

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    2026-06-15T21:07:37+00:00Added an answer on June 15, 2026 at 9:07 pm

    The if checks for 0 (false) or any other number (true). Since your “thing” is basically an address (and therefore a valid number), it will evaluate to “true”.

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