Java Logical Operators

Java Logical Operators are used to create boolean conditions, modify a boolean expression, or combine two or more simple conditions to form a complex condition.

1. Operator – Symbol – Example – Description

Java supports the following Logical Operators.

Logical
Operation		Operator
Symbol		ExampleDescription
AND&&a && bReturns logical AND of a and b.
OR||a || bReturns logical OR of a and b.
NOT!!aReturns logical Not of a.

2. Example for Logical Operators

In the following example, we take two boolean values, and perform different Logical Operations on these values.

Main.java

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public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        boolean a = true;
        boolean b = false;
        
        boolean andResult = a && b;
        boolean orResult = a || b;
        boolean notResult = !a;

        System.out.println("a && b = " + andResult);
        System.out.println("a || b = " + orResult);
        System.out.println("!a     = " + notResult);
    }
}

Output

a && b = false
a || b = true
!a     = false

3. Tutorials for Each of the Logical Operators

The following Java tutorials cover each of these Logical Operators in detail.

  1. Java – AND Operator
  2. Java – OR Operator
  3. Java – NOT Operator