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Name

### || (logical OR)

Examples

    for(int i=5 ; i<=95; i+=5) {
      if((i < 35) || (i > 60)) {
        line(30, i, 80, i);
      }
    }

Description

Compares two expressions and returns true if one or both evaluate to true. Returns false only if both expressions are false. The following list shows all possible combinations:
`true || false // Evaluates true because the first is true
false || true // Evaluates true because the second is true
true || true // Evaluates true because both are true
false || false // Evaluates false because both are false`

Syntax

    expression1 || expression2

Parameters

expression1 | any valid expression
expression2 | any valid expression

Usage | Web & Application
Related | && (logical AND) ! (logical NOT) if()

Updated on August 30, 2010 04:29:39pm EDT