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Conditional Logical Operators
The logical operators are used for comparing or negating the logical values of their operands
and returning the resulting logical value. The operators are listed in Table 8-11.
The logical AND and logical OR operators are binary and left-associative. The logical NOT
is unary.
Table 8-11.
The Conditional Logical Operators
Operator
Name
Description
&&
true
if both operands are true;
false
otherwise
Logical AND
||
Logical OR
true
if at least one operand is true;
false
otherwise
!
tru
e if the operand is false;
false
otherwise
Logical NOT
The syntax for these operators is the following, where
expr1
and
expr2
evaluate to
Boolean values.
Expr1
&&
Expr2
Expr1
||
Expr2
!
Expr
