Logical operators in java

Let’s learn logical operators in java.

Logical operators in java

Logical operators combine more than two conditions which returns boolean output. Logical operators are very similar to OR gate and AND gate in digital electronics.

Below are logical operators,

• logical AND (&&) operator
• logical OR (||) operator
• logical NOT (!) operator

Logical AND (&&) operator: logical AND (&&) returns true only when both the conditions are true.

Syntax: condition1 && condition2

Example:

a = 40, b = 10, c = 10, d = 0

condition1 - a > b
condition2 - b == c

if(a > b && b == c)
d = a + b

since both conditions is true. Output is 50 

Let’s see an example on Logical AND (&&) operator.

public class LogicalANDOperator 
{
   public static void main(String[] args) 
   {
      System.out.println((40 > 20) && (70 > 50));
      System.out.println((30 > 10) && (60 < 40));
   }
}

Output:

true
false

Logical OR (||) operator: logical OR (||) returns true only when one of the conditions are true.

Syntax: condition1 || condition2

Example:

a = 40, b = 10, c = 10, d = 0

condition1 - a > b
condition2 - b < c

if(a > b || b < c)
d = a + b

since one of the conditions is true. Output is 50

Let's see an example on Logical OR (||) operator.

public class LogicalOROperator 
{
   public static void main(String[] args) 
   {
      System.out.println((70 < 40) || (90 > 60));
      System.out.println((80 < 20) || (100 < 50));
   }
}

Output:

true
false

Logical NOT (!) operator: logical NOT (!) returns true when condition is false and when condition is true returns false. Logical NOT (!) operator is an unary operator.

Syntax: !(condition)

Example:

a = 40, b = 20

!(a < b) // returns true
!(a > b) // returns false

Let's see an example on Logical NOT (!) operator.

public class LogicalNOTOperator 
{
   public static void main(String[] args) 
   {
      System.out.println(!(70 == 40));
      System.out.println(!(70 > 40));
   }
}

Output:

true
false

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