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&& (AND) operator

Definition

The && operator is a logical operator that returns true if both of its operands are true, and false otherwise.

Related terms

|| (OR) operator: The || operator is a logical operator that returns true if at least one of its operands is true, and false otherwise.

! (NOT) operator: The ! operator is a logical operator that reverses the truth value of its operand.

Short-circuit evaluation: An optimization technique where the second operand of an AND or OR expression is not evaluated if the result can be determined by evaluating only the first operand.

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