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logical operator
(boolean operator, conditional operator)

subject fact

logical operator is a synonym of boolean operator 2001-10-19 11:36:12.0
is a synonym of conditional operator 2001-10-19 11:36:31.0
has purpose to perform operations on boolean operand(s) added by: JT, 2001-10-19 11:37:17.0
is a subtopic of Operators
is a kind of operator added by: JK, source: Sun Java Tutorial, 2001-10-19 11:37:17.0
returns a boolean source: Object Oriented Software Engineering by Lethbridge and Laganière, 2001-10-19 11:37:17.0

operator evaluates to its result 2001-10-19 11:37:36.0
has precedence
is part of an expression
is evaluated before another operator with lower precedence

syntactic unit has syntax rule
bold = mandatory
italic = non-terminal
normal font = optional
2001-10-19 11:38:04.0

Kinds of logical operator :

! (5 facts)
& (6 facts)
&& (7 facts)
| (6 facts)
|| (7 facts)


logical operator (boolean operator, conditional operator)
subject			fact

logical operator	is a synonym of boolean operator
	is a synonym of conditional operator
	has purpose to perform operations on boolean operand(s)
	is a subtopic of Operators
	is a kind of operator
	returns a boolean
operator	evaluates to its result
	has precedence
	is part of an expression
	is evaluated before another operator with lower precedence
syntactic unit	has syntax rule bold = mandatory italic = non-terminal normal font = optional