Java has a simple type, called boolean, for logical values. It can have only one of two
possible values, true or false. This is the type returned by all relational operators, such
as a < b. boolean is also the type required by the conditional expressions that govern the
control statements such as if and for.
Here is a program that demonstrates the boolean type:
// Demonstrate boolean values.
class BoolTest {
public static void main(String args[]) {
boolean b;
b = false;
System.out.println("b is " + b);
b = true;
System.out.println("b is " + b);
// a boolean value can control the if statement
if(b) System.out.println("This is executed.");
b = false;
if(b) System.out.println("This is not executed.");
// outcome of a relational operator is a boolean value
System.out.println("10 > 9 is " + (10 > 9));
}
}
The output generated by this program is shown here:
b is false
b is true
This is executed.
10 > 9 is true
There are three interesting things to notice about this program. First, as you can see,
when a boolean value is output by println( ), “true” or “false” is displayed. Second,
the value of a boolean variable is sufficient, by itself, to control the if statement. There
is no need to write an if statement like this:
if(b == true) ...
Third, the outcome of a relational operator, such as <, is a boolean value. This is why
the expression 10 > 9 displays the value “true.” Further, the extra set of parentheses
around 10 > 9 is necessary because the + operator has a higher precedence than the >.
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