Recursively returning two methods via &&

Question

I have a method with return statement like this:

return method(parameter 1, parameter 2) && method(parameter 2, parameter 1);\

However, when looking at my call tree, the second method is never being called (I see no calls with parameters like this). Can anyone explain why is this happening? Thanks

Because it's a logical and not a boolean and. Put another way `return false && someMethod()` doesn't need to call `someMethod()` to know the return value is `false`. — Boris the Spider, Feb 25 '19 at 18:33

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 25 '19 at 18:35

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Possible short-circuiting, meaning if method(parameter 1, parameter 2) evaluates to false then the second method will never be called.

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answered Feb 25 '19 at 18:35

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Recursively returning two methods via &&

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