JavaScript -Short-circuiting in boolean


Following is the code for short circuiting in boolean −

Example

 Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<title>Document</title>
<style>
   body {
      font-family: "Segoe UI", Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;
   }
   .result {
      font-size: 20px;
      font-weight: 500;
      color: blueviolet;
   }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Short-circuit Boolean</h1>
<div class="result"></div>
<br />
<button class="Btn">&& short circuit evaluation</button>
<button class="Btn">|| short circuit evaluation</button>
<h3>Click on the above button to see the the short circuit evaluation</h3>
<script>
   let resEle = document.querySelector(".result");
   let BtnEle = document.querySelectorAll(".Btn");
   function retTrue() {
      resEle.innerHTML += "True <br>";
      return true;
   }
   function retFalse() {
      resEle.innerHTML += "False <br>";
      return false;
   }
   BtnEle[0].addEventListener("click", () => {
      resEle.innerHTML = "&& evaluation<br>";
      retFalse() && retTrue();
   });
   BtnEle[1].addEventListener("click", () => {
      resEle.innerHTML = "|| evaluation <br>";
      retTrue() || retFalse();
   });
</script>
</body>
</html>

Output

On clicking the ‘&& short circuit evaluation’ button −

On clicking the ‘|| short circuit evaluation’ button −


Updated on: 18-Jul-2020

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