Select the correct answerWhich of these operators can skip evaluating right hand operand?Options&|!&&

Break Down the Problem

1. Identify the operators provided in the options: &, |, !, &&.
2. Understand the behavior of each operator with respect to short-circuit evaluation.

Relevant Concepts

1. Short-Circuit Operators: In programming, some operators can skip evaluating their right-hand operand based on the result of the left-hand operand. The two main types of these operators are:
   • Logical AND (&&): If the left operand is false, the right operand is not evaluated.
   • Logical OR (||): If the left operand is true, the right operand is not evaluated.

Analysis and Detail

1. && (Logical AND):

   • If the left operand is false, the expression evaluates to false without evaluating the right operand.
   • Example: false && (doSomething()) will skip doSomething().

2. || (Logical OR):

   • If the left operand is true, the expression evaluates to true without evaluating the right operand.
   • Example: true || (doSomething()) will skip doSomething().

3. & (Bitwise AND) and | (Bitwise OR):

   • Both operators always evaluate both operands, regardless of their values.

4. ! (Logical NOT):

   • This operator negates the value of the operand and does not evaluate a second operand.

Verify and Summarize

1. From the analysis, the operators that can skip the evaluation of their right-hand operand are && and ||.
2. However, the question specifies the operators given in the options. Therefore, the only operator among the provided options that can skip evaluating the right-hand operand is &&.

Final Answer

The operator that can skip evaluating the right-hand operand is &&.