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Asked: May 23, 20262026-05-23T16:25:05+00:00 2026-05-23T16:25:05+00:00

boolean flag = false; if(!flag) System.out.println(!flag); // prints true I wonder why !flag being

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boolean flag = false;
if(!flag) System.out.println(!flag); // prints true

I wonder why !flag being considered as false when it’s a conditional parameter passed to if statement and as true elsewhere?

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    2026-05-23T16:25:06+00:00Added an answer on May 23, 2026 at 4:25 pm

    It’s not. if (boolean expression) { statement } means “execute the statement if boolean expression is true.” Since flag = false, !flag == true. Always.

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