Below is a detailed explanation of each logical operator provided in the Wave language, designed to support both low-level control and high-level abstraction.

Logical AND &&

The && operator performs a logical AND operation, evaluating two conditions. It returns true only if both operands are true. Commonly used in conditional statements.

Bitwise AND &

The & operator performs a bitwise AND operation on two binary values, returning a binary result where each bit is set to 1 only if the corresponding bits of both operands are 1.

Logical OR ||

The || operator performs a logical OR operation, returning true if at least one operand is true. Often used to check multiple conditions in one expression.

Bitwise OR |

The | operator performs a bitwise OR operation, returning a binary result where each bit is 1 if any corresponding bit of the operands is 1. Useful for setting specific bits in binary data.

Not Equal !=

The != operator checks if two values are not equal, returning true if they differ. It’s essential for conditional checks where non-equivalence matters.

Exclusive OR ^

The ^ operator performs an exclusive OR operation, returning true if only one of the operands is true. In bitwise form, it sets each bit to 1 if only one of the corresponding bits of the operands is 1.

Exclusive NOR ~^

The ~^ operator performs an exclusive NOR operation, returning true if both operands are either true or false. In bitwise operation, it sets each bit to 1 only if both corresponding bits of the operands are the same.

Bitwise NOT ~

The ~ operator inverts each bit in a binary value, turning 1s to 0s and vice versa. Useful for creating bitwise negations in data manipulation.

Not AND !&

The !& operator is a logical NAND operation, returning true if at least one of the operands is false. This is the negated form of the AND operation.

Not OR !|

The !| operator performs a logical NOR operation, returning true only if both operands are false. It is the negated form of the OR operation.

Logical NOT !

The ! operator negates a single boolean value, converting true to false and vice versa. Often used to reverse a condition's value in control statements.

Null Coalescing ??

The ?? operator returns the right-hand operand if the left-hand operand is null or undefined. This operator is useful for setting default values in nullable contexts.

Conditional ?:

The ?: operator, also known as the ternary operator, allows concise conditional expressions. It returns one of two values based on a boolean condition: condition ? value_if_true : value_if_false.

In in

The in operator checks if an element exists within a collection or sequence. It returns true if the element is found, otherwise false.

Is is

The is operator checks for strict type or reference equality, useful in type comparisons or when ensuring two values are exactly the same instance.