logical-or

This question already has an answer here: How to test multiple variables against a value? 23 answers def Forest(Health,Hunger): print'You wake up in the middle of the forest' Inventory = 'Inventory: ' Squirrel = 'Squirrel' while True: Choice1 = raw_input('You...\n') if Choice1 == 'Life' or 'life': print('Health: '+str(Health)) print('Hunger: '+str(Hunger)) elif Choice1 == 'Look' or 'look': print 'You see many trees, and what looks like an edible dead Squirrel, \na waterfall to the north and a village to the south.' elif Choice1 == 'Pickup' or 'pickup': p1 = raw_input('Pickup what?\n') if p1 ==

Consider the following: (EDIT: I've amended the function slightly to remove the use or braces with the ternary operator) function someFunction(start,end,step){ var start = start || 1, end = end || 100, boolEndBigger = (start < end); // define Boolean here step = step || boolEndBigger ? 1:-1; console.log(step); } someFunction() // step isn't defined so expect (1<10) ? 1:-1 to evaluate to 1 someFunction(1,10) // again step isn't defined so expect to log 1 as before The problem: someFunction(1,10,2) //step IS defined, shortcut logical OR || should kick in, //step should return 2 BUT it returns 1

I am making a simple trigonometry program in javascript and my if and while statements are not working properly, as they only pass if the first condition is true i.e. if you type in Sine it will work, but not if you type in Cosine or Tangent. <script language="JavaScript"> var opposite = 1 var adjacent = 1 var hypotenuse = 1 var sct = "SohCahToa" while (!(sct == ("Sine" || "Cosine" || "Tangent"))) { sct = prompt("Sine (unknown adjacent) / Cosine (unkown opposite side) / Tangent (unknown hypotenuse)") if (!(sct == ("Sine" || "Cosine" || "Tangent"))) { alert("Spelling error, please try again") }