&&(_:_:)

Declaration

static func && (lhs: Bool, rhs: @autoclosure () throws -> Bool) rethrows -> Bool

Parameters

• lhs:

  The left-hand side of the operation.

• rhs:

  The right-hand side of the operation.

Discussion

The logical AND operator (&&) combines two Boolean values and returns true if both of the values are true. If either of the values is false, the operator returns false.

This operator uses short-circuit evaluation: The left-hand side (lhs) is evaluated first, and the right-hand side (rhs) is evaluated only if lhs evaluates to true. For example:

let measurements = [7.44, 6.51, 4.74, 5.88, 6.27, 6.12, 7.76]
let sum = measurements.reduce(0, +)

if measurements.count > 0 && sum / Double(measurements.count) < 6.5 {
    print("Average measurement is less than 6.5")
}
// Prints "Average measurement is less than 6.5"

In this example, lhs tests whether measurements.count is greater than zero. Evaluation of the && operator is one of the following:

• When measurements.count is equal to zero, lhs evaluates to false and rhs is not evaluated, preventing a divide-by-zero error in the expression sum / Double(measurements.count). The result of the operation is false.

• When measurements.count is greater than zero, lhs evaluates to true and rhs is evaluated. The result of evaluating rhs is the result of the && operation.

See Also

Transforming a Boolean

• toggle()
• !(_:)
• ||(_:_:)