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Logical OR Operator (||) (JScript 5.6) 

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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

Concepts

Operator Precedence (JScript 5.6)
Operator Summary (JScript 5.6)