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[Boolean Operators]

Description

Logical OR results in a true if either of the two operands is true.

Example Code

This operator can be used inside the condition of an if statement.

if (x > 0 || y > 0) { // if either x or y is greater than zero
  // statements
}

Notes and Warnings

Do not confuse the boolean || (double pipe) operator with the bitwise OR operator | (single pipe).

See also