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[Swerrgy Smith]

Hi all,

In the book of Kathy and Bert, there is a piece of code that I don't understand.

		boolean b = false;
		if (b = true) { System.out.println("b is true");
		} else { System.out.println("b is false"); }

Could any one explain why when we test (b = true) then the line "b is is true" is printed. But when we change to (b = false) then the line "b is false" is printed???


Thank you.

[Seema Kekre]

b= true is not just a test but an assignment, b is being assigned a new value true and then it is tested for if. If it was b==true that would have been just a test

[Diana Sule]

Yes, for booleans the if will test the value of the assingment.

[Swerrgy Smith]

OK I see how it works Thank you very much.