What is the xor boolean operator in java?

Question

In java, there is a logical operator OR ( || ) and a logical operator AND ( && ). Is there a logical XOR operator ? I tried ^^ but it does not work.

Answer 1

The logical XOR operator exists in Java and is written ^ .

To get the terminology correct, in Java:

• & , | and ^ are called bitwise or logical operators, depending on the types of their arguments;
• && and || are called conditional statements.

See JLS § 15.22 for details. Bitwise and logical operators .

There is no direct equivalent for && and || for xor . The only reason && and || exists as separate operators from & , and | - their short circuit behavior (which is why they are called "conditional"), and XOR cannot be shorted.