# disallow negated conditions (no-negated-condition) Negated conditions are more difficult to understand. Code can be made more readable by inverting the condition instead. ## Rule Details This rule disallows negated conditions in either of the following: * `if` statements which have an `else` branch * ternary expressions Examples of **incorrect** code for this rule: ```js /*eslint no-negated-condition: "error"*/ if (!a) { doSomething(); } else { doSomethingElse(); } if (a != b) { doSomething(); } else { doSomethingElse(); } if (a !== b) { doSomething(); } else { doSomethingElse(); } !a ? c : b ``` Examples of **correct** code for this rule: ```js /*eslint no-negated-condition: "error"*/ if (!a) { doSomething(); } if (!a) { doSomething(); } else if (b) { doSomething(); } if (a != b) { doSomething(); } a ? b : c ```