What operator or expression can I use that will fire on every number, including zero?

I want a logic operator that will fire with ever number it receives. My animations pause at zero.

This skips on zero

if (numberThing> 0);

This skips on 9

if (numberThing>> 0);

This jitters 'fires quickly and goes back on count'

if (numberThing== 0);

EXPLANATION
I'm catching split string values in a logic function, and feeding them to a series of IF, ELSE IF statements. I'm using this with a timer, so I can measure the discrepency.

CODE
• I GET VALUES FROM TIMER
• STRING GOES TO TEXTFIELD 'substr'
• NUMBER TRIGGERS TWEENS 'parseInt'
• Goes to series of IF and ELSE IF statements