In what scenarios would comparing with === true or === false be considered unnecessary in PHP?

Using === true or === false in PHP comparisons is considered unnecessary when working with boolean values directly. Since boolean values are already of the boolean type, using === true or === false is redundant. Instead, you can directly compare boolean values without the need for the extra comparison. 

// Unnecessary comparison
$boolValue = true;
if ($boolValue === true) {
    echo "Value is true";
}

// Simplified comparison
$boolValue = true;
if ($boolValue) {
    echo "Value is true";
}

Keywords

strict comparison boolean values type juggling truthy falsy

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