It is more readable and more efficient as a bonus.
See: https://goo.gl/jsVAwy:

Change-Id: I5cc22276fc385a381d64e00f20d6d2b302ea587f
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Reviewed-by: Noel Grandin <noelgrandin@gmail.com>