Can I use bitwise operators instead of logical ones?

Question

Bitwise operators work on bits, logical operators evaluate boolean expressions. As long as expressions return bool, why don\'t we use bitwise operators instead

Answer 1

You shouldn't. Assume you receive two values which allow you to proceed only if they are both non-zero.

int b = foo(1); // returns 0x1
int c = foo(2); // returns 0x2

Than the following conditions result in the follows: b && c == true, while b & c == 0

if (b && c)
{
  // This block will be entered
}

if (b & c)
{
  // This block won't
}