Top "Short-circuiting" questions

A feature of some languages to skip certain code at runtime that doesn't affect the outcome, especially when testing compound conditions

Python - logical evaluation order in "if" statement

In Python we can do this: if True or blah: print("it's ok") # will be executed if blah or True: # …

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Calling methods inside if() - C#

I have a couple of methods that return a bool depending on their success, is there anything wrong with calling …

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if statement - short circuit evaluation vs readability

Sometimes, an if statement can be rather complicated or long, so for the sake of readability it is better to …

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OR Operator Short-circuit in SQL Server

I want to consult SQL Server OR short-circuit Code: DECLARE @tempTable table ( id int ) INSERT @tempTable(id) values(1) DECLARE @id …

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C++ short-circuiting of booleans

I'm new to c++ and am curious how the compiler handles lazy evaluation of booleans. For example, if(A == 1 || B == 2){...} …

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Is there actually a reason why overloaded && and || don't short circuit?

The short circuiting behaviour of the operators && and || is an amazing tool for programmers. But why do they …

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Do all programming languages have boolean short-circuit evaluation?

In the PHP code if(a() && b()) when the first operand evaluates to false, b() will not be …

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Java 8 stream short-circuit

Reading up a bit on Java 8, I got to this blog post explaining a bit about streams and reduction of …

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React showing 0 instead of nothing with short-circuit (&&) conditional component

I have the following simple short-circuit statement that should show either a component or nothing: {profileTypesLoading && <GeneralLoader /&…

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