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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype Using Logical ORs and ANDs

Posted by Skage Lysgaard
Skage Lysgaard
2,894 Points

can someone please explane this question? dosen't he meet all the requirements?

Assuming age is set to 42, what is the value stored in the boolean answer:

boolean answer = (age < 40 || age > 50);

1 Answer

Brandon Khan
Brandon Khan
21,619 Points
Brandon Khan
Brandon Khan
21,619 Points

A boolean can be true or false. The question is asking you what this will evaluate to. When using the || ( or ) operator true will be evaluated if the conditions meet any of the requirements on its left or right. The code here is asking you "is the age 42 less than 40 or is the age 42 greater than 50? " if 1 of the statements is true it will return true. if both are false it will return false.