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title: Do not use redundant negation
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# Do not use redundant negation

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

**ID:** `go-best-practices/redundant-negation`

**Language:** Go

**Severity:** Warning

**Category:** Best Practices

## Description{% #description %}

You do not need to convert the string into a slice of bytes to use `Write`, you can just use the string directly.

## Non-Compliant Code Examples{% #non-compliant-code-examples %}

```go
package main

func main() {
	n := 5
	if !!(n == 5) {
		fmt.Println("hello")
	} else if !(!(n == 5)) {
		fmt.Println("hi")
	} 
	
	if !!true{
		fmt.Println("howdy")
	} else if !(!true){
		fmt.Println("partner")
	}

	fmt.Println("goodbye")
}
```

## Compliant Code Examples{% #compliant-code-examples %}

```go
package main

func main() {
	n := 5
	if !(n == 5) {
		fmt.Println("hello")
	}

	fmt.Println("goodbye")
}
```
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