Chapter 3 Java Boolean

Modified from:
-W3Schools.com
-Introduction to Java Programming, Liang, 10 th Edition

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 Introduction to the lecture

In this lecture will talk how deal with the

boolean types and Operators, Boolean Values, Boolean
Expression, and Relational Operators in JAVA
programming.

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 Lecture Points

The boolean Type and Operators

Boolean Values
Boolean Expression
Relational Operators
Some Exercise

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 The boolean Type and Operators
 Very often, in programming, you will need a
data type that can only have one of two values,
like:
YES / NO
ON / OFF
TRUE / FALSE

 For this, Java has a boolean data type, which

can take the values true or false.

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 Boolean Values
 A boolean type is declared with the boolean keyword
and can only take the values true or false.

 Example
boolean isJavaFun = true;
boolean isFishTasty = false;
System.out.println(isJavaFun); // Outputs true
System.out.println(isFishTasty); // Outputs false

 However, it is more common to return boolean values

from boolean expressions, for conditional testing

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 Boolean Expression
 A Boolean expression is a Java expression that returns a
Boolean value: true or false.
 You can use a comparison operator, such as the greater
than (>) operator to find out if an expression (or a variable) is
true
 Java provides six comparison operators (also known as
relational operators) that can be used to compare two values.

 The result of the comparison is a Boolean value: true or false.

 boolean b = (1 > 2);

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 Relational Operators
Java Mathematics Name Example Result
Operator Symbol (radius is 5)

< < less than radius < 0 false

<= ≤ less than or equal to radius <= 0 false
> > greater than radius > 0 true
>= ≥ greater than or equal to radius >= 0 true
== = equal to radius == 0 false
!= ≠ not equal to radius != 0 true

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 Boolean Expression Example (1)
int x = 10;
int y = 9;
System.out.println(x > y); // returns true, because 10 is higher than 9

Or even easier:
Example
System.out.println(10 > 9); // returns true, because 10 is higher than
9

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 Boolean Expression Example (2)
 In the examples below, we use the equal to (==) operator to
evaluate an expression:

 Example
int x = 10;
System.out.println(x == 10); // returns true, because the value of
x is equal to 10

 Example
System.out.println(10 == 15); // returns false, because 10 is not equal
to 15

 Note: The Boolean value of an expression is the basis for all Java
comparisons and conditions.

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 Boolean Expression Example (3)
 In the examples below, we use the equal to (==) operator to
evaluate an expression:

 Example
int x = 10;
System.out.println(x == 10); // returns true, because the value of
x is equal to 10

 Example
System.out.println(10 == 15); // returns false, because 10 is not equal
to 15

 Note: The Boolean value of an expression is the basis for all Java
comparisons and conditions.

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 Exercise (1)

Fill in the missing parts to print the values true and false:

__________ isJavaFun = true;

__________ isFishTasty = false;
System.out.println(isJavaFun);
System.out.println(isFishTasty);

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 Exercise (2)

Fill in the missing parts to print the value true :

int x = 10;
int y = 9;
System.out.println(___ ___ ___ );

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 Summary of lecture
In this lecture, learned about some elements in JAVA
programming that are included :

The boolean Type and Operators

Boolean Values
Boolean Expression
Relational Operators
Some Exercise

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 References

 Y. Daniel Liang, 2019, Intro to Java Programming,

Comprehensive Version, Student Value Edition 12th Edition.
Pearson, ISBN-10 : 0136520154 ISBN-13: 978-0136520153.

 Introduction to Java,
https://www.w3schools.com/java/java_intro.asp, Last Updated
2024, Last Accessed March 2024.

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