Question

If I have an If statement with 2 conditions – and the first fails, will the 2nd condition even be considered or will it go straight to the else? So, in the following example, if myList.Count == 0, will myString be compared against “value” or will it just straight to else?

if(myList.Count > 0 && myString.Equals("value"))
{
//Do something
}
else
{
//Do something else
}

Answer 1

It will stop evaluating because you’re using the double ampersand && operator. This is called short-circuiting.

If you changed it to a single ampersand:

if(myList.Count > 0 & myString.Equals("value"))

it would evaluate both.