C# 0 The Complete Reference

PART I

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if(a || c) Console.WriteLine("a || c is true.");

The

true

 operator is first applied to 

a

. Since 

a

 is true in this situation, there is no need to use 

the

|

 operator method. However, if the statement were rewritten like this:

if(c || a) Console.WriteLine("c || a is true.");

then the 

true

 operator would first be applied to 

c

, which in this case is false. Thus, the 

|

operator method would be invoked to determine if 

a

 was true (which it is in this case).

Although you might at first think that the technique used to enable the short-circuit 

operators is a bit convoluted, it makes sense if you think about it a bit. By overloading