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C#

Posted by Gavin McHugh
Gavin McHugh
348 Points

What does && mean in C#

what dose && mean in C#

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
230,274 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
230,274 Points

It's the logical (boolean) operator for "and". You use it to combine things which in themselves produce "true" or "false" results.

For example:

if (height > 52 && height < 80)
    Console.WriteLn("Congratulations, you are allowed to ride this ride!");

For the if to be true, the height must be over 52 AND it must be less than 80.

Gavin McHugh
Gavin McHugh
348 Points

whats the difference when using & and &&

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
230,274 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
230,274 Points

Just one "&" is a bitwise operator. It's also called and, but instead of combining things which are either true or false, it combines the bits of two values. For example:

x = 7;   // 0111 in binary
y = 12;  // 1100 in binary
z = x & y;  // z will be 4 (binary 0100)

FYI: there are similar operators for OR: "||" for logical, and "|" for bitwise.