What is a Boolean condition?

Java

A boolean is a value which can either be true or false. A boolean condition is mathematical equation where the result is a boolean (either true or false). Often used in programming.

A boolean condition consists of some varibles, and boolean operations that can be carried out using them. Here are some boolean operations. The sybols are those used in Java and C++.

> Greater Than. Returns true when the number before > is greater than the number after

< Less Than. The opposite of Greater than

== Equals. If the values are equal returns true

OR Returns true if the boolean before and/or the boolean after is true

&& AND Returns true only if the boolean before AND after the && are true

! NOT Inverts/NOT's a boolean. True becomes false. False becomes true

Most programming languages have booleans as a type of variable and if statements as control flow.

An if statement uses a boolean to decide whether or not something is run eg.

if(someBoolean){

// If some boolean is true this peice of code will be run

}

A an example of a boolean condition could use a less than or greater than symbol

if( someNumber > 9000 ) {

print( "The number... it's.... OVER 9000!!" );

}