Why && return true and and return false?

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In this example:

$x = $b && $c;
$y = $b and $c;

Why $x = true and $y = false ? are && not equal and ?

@jPO ['and' is valid](http://php.net/manual/en/language.operators.logical.php) — Jay Blanchard, Apr 16 '15 at 12:15

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 16 '15 at 12:09

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PHP: The first code will set $x to the result of the comparison $b with $c, both have to be true, The second code will set $y like $b and thant , compare the success of this with the value of $c

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 16 '15 at 12:09

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The precedence of operators is what makes the difference here.

PHP Operator Precedence

JavaScript Operator Precedence

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Why && return true and and return false?

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