Logical OR Operator (||)

Performs a logical disjunction on two expressions.

result = expression1 || expression2

Arguments

  • result
    Any variable.
  • expression1
    Any expression.
  • expression2
    Any expression.

Remarks

If either or both expressions evaluate to True, result is True. The following table illustrates how result is determined:

If expression1 is And expression2 is The result is
True True True
True False True
False True True
False False False

JScript uses the following rules for converting non-Boolean values to Boolean values:

  • All objects are considered true.
  • Strings are considered false if and only if they are empty.
  • null and undefined are considered false.
  • Numbers are false if, and only if, they are 0.

Requirements

Version 1

See Also

Operator Precedence | Operator Summary