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Asked: May 26, 20262026-05-26T03:51:39+00:00 2026-05-26T03:51:39+00:00

Possible Duplicate: What does this construct mean? I’m encountering this syntax for the first

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What does this construct mean?

I’m encountering this syntax for the first time and am not sure what it’s doing:

self.name = _searchString(settings.dataBrowser) || "An unknown browser";

What does the or (double pipes) condition do? When would self.name be set to the second value?

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    2026-05-26T03:51:40+00:00Added an answer on May 26, 2026 at 3:51 am

    This is the logical or operator.

    It evaluates to its first “truthy” operand.

    In particular, it will evaluate to the second operand if the first operand is “falsy” — null, false, undefined, 0, "", or NaN.

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