What is the meaning of "if (x) { … }" where x is an integer in C++? [duplicate]

I saw some c++ syntax that puzzled me

int x = 10;if(x){ //this line confused me//code }else{//code }

i don't understand how this is valid code, what does the if(x) do?

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Best Answer

An int converts implicitly to a bool. Any int that's non-zero evaluates to true. A zero integer converts to false. In your case, that line basically tests whether x is different from zero, and it is equivalent with

if(x != 0) ...

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