what is Short Circuit Evaluation

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Short Circuit Evaluation

Short Circuit Evaluation refers to the behavior in logical AND and OR operations where the result can be determined without evaluating the remaining operands if the outcome is already certain.

Applicable Programming Languages

As of the current date in 2023, Short Circuit Evaluation is confirmed to be applicable in C, C++, Java, and Python.

Short Circuit Evaluation in AND Operation

In the case of AND operation, if the first operand evaluates to false, the remaining operands are skipped, and the result is determined as false.

Short Circuit Evaluation in OR Operation

For the OR operation, if the first operand evaluates to true, the remaining operands are skipped, and the result is determined as true.