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Java Java Objects (Retired) Harnessing the Power of Objects Incrementing and Decrementing

Jordan North
Jordan North
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Posted by Jordan North
Jordan North
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whats dose ! mean in if (!isEmpty())

please tell me whats this means !

1 Answer

Martin Hamilton
Martin Hamilton
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Martin Hamilton
Martin Hamilton
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The ! means "not." So if you had != then that would be "does not equal." In the case of (!isEmpty()), I believe it would check to make sure that something "is not empty."