Question

public class JavaApplication11 {

    static boolean fun() {
        System.out.println("fun");
        return true;
    }

    /**
     * @param args the command line arguments
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        boolean status = false;
        status = status & fun();
        status = fun() & status;
    }
}

Will Java thought, since status is already false, it will not executed fun method? I tested, in both case, fun will be executed. But, is it guarantee across Java spec?

Answer 1

Short circuit evaluation does not happen here because you are using the bitwise and operation (&) instead of the logical and operation (&&).