OR
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Description
Used to perform a logical disjunction on two expressions.
Syntax
result = expression1 OR expression2
The OR operator syntax has these parts:
Part | Description |
result | Any numeric variable. |
expression1 | Any expression. |
expression2 | Any expression. |
Returns
Number
Remarks
If either or both expressions evaluate to True, result is True. The following table illustrates how result is determined:
If expression1 is |
And expression2 is |
The result is |
True |
True |
True |
True |
False |
True |
False |
True |
True |
False |
False |
False |
The OR operator also performs a bitwise comparison of identically positioned bits in two numeric expressions and sets the corresponding bit in result according to the following table:
If bit in expression1 is |
And bit in expression2 is |
The result is |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Restrictions
See also
Examples