Java: Boolean Expressions and Logical Operators

Comparison Operators

• compares two values and will evaluate to either true or false

Logical Operators

Logical operators are operators that operate on Boolean values -- that is values that are true of false.

Boolean Expressions

• boolean is a primitive java data type
• a Boolean expression is an expression that evaluates to either true of false
• true and false are both reserved words in java
• Boolean expressions are made up of comparison and logical operators
• boolean expressions can be used in the if statements and conditional loops
• boolean expressions can also be used is assignment statements

Sample Boolean expressions:

• age > 16
• myAge != yourAge
• ((age >16) && (sex == "F"))
• !isWorking