how boolean values are treated in java by bit wise operators

Question

consider this example please

int i=11, j=5;
boolean b=true, c=false;
System.out.println(b&c); // --> output=false
System.out.println(i&j); // --&g         


        

Answer 1

For your case, I believe the only difference b/w & and && is the fact that for &, the second operand will still be evaluated even if the first operand evaluates to false, while in the case of && the second operand is not evaluated if the first evaluates to false.

Mostly relevant if you have a costly method in your expression.