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diff --git a/source/lang/boolean.rst b/source/lang/boolean.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6ff4097 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/lang/boolean.rst @@ -0,0 +1,91 @@ +.. highlight:: cpp + +.. _lang-boolean: + +Boolean Operators +================= + +These can be used inside the condition of an :ref:`if <lang-if>` +statement. Evaluate to :ref:`true <lang-constants-true>` or +:ref:`false <lang-constants-false>`. + +.. contents:: Contents + :local: + +.. _lang-boolean-and: + +&& (logical and) +---------------- + +True only if both operands are true. For example:: + + if (digitalRead(2) == HIGH && digitalRead(3) == HIGH) { // read two switches + // ... + } + +is true only if both inputs are high. Another example:: + + if (a >= 10 && a <= 20){} // true if a is between 10 and 20 + +**Be careful** not to say ``10 <= a <= 20``! This won't work the way +you want. You have to separately test whether ``a`` is at least 10 +using ``a >= 10``, then test whether ``a`` is at most 20 using ``a <= +20``, then combine the results using ``&&``. + + +.. _lang-boolean-or: + +\|\| (logical or) +----------------- + +True if either operand is true. For example:: + + if (x > 0 || y > 0) { + // ... + } + +is true if either ``x`` or ``y`` is greater than 0. + +.. _lang-boolean-not: + +! (logical not) +--------------- + +True if the operand is false. For example:: + + if (!x) { + // ... + } + +is true if ``x`` is false (i.e. if ``x`` is zero). + +Some Advice +----------- + +.. warning:: + + Make sure you don't mistake the boolean AND operator ``&&`` + (double ampersand) for the :ref:`bitwise AND operator + <lang-bitwisemath-and>` ``&`` (single ampersand). They are + entirely different beasts. + + Similarly, do not confuse the boolean OR operator ``||`` (double + pipe) with the :ref:`bitwise OR operator <lang-bitwisemath-or>` + ``|`` (single pipe). + + The :ref:`bitwise NOT operator <lang-bitwisemath-not>` ``~`` + (tilde) looks much different than the boolean not operator ``!`` + (exclamation point, or "bang", as some programmers say), but you + still have to be sure which one you want. + + +See Also +-------- + +- :ref:`Bitwise operators <lang-bitwisemath>` (``&``, ``|``, ``^``, ``~``) +- :ref:`Compound bitwise operators <lang-bitwisecompound>` (``&=``, + ``|=``, ``^=``). +- :ref:`if statement <lang-if>` + + +.. include:: cc-attribution.txt |