A clear, layman's explanation of the difference between | and || in c#?

Question

Ok, so I\'ve read about this a number of times, but I\'m yet to hear a clear, easy to understand (and memorable) way to learn the difference between:

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Answer 1

Good answers, but let me add that the right-side expressions for || is not evaluated if the left-side expression is true. Keep this in mind for cases where the evaluation terms are a) performance-intensive or b) produce side effects (rare).