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---
title: 逻辑与(&&)
slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Logical_AND
translation_of: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Logical_AND
original_slug: Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/逻辑和
---
<div>{{jsSidebar("Operators")}}</div>
<p>The logical AND (<code>&&</code>) operator (logical conjunction) for a set of operands is true if and only if all of its operands are true. It is typically used with {{jsxref("Boolean")}} (logical) values. When it is, it returns a Boolean value. However, the <code>&&</code> operator actually returns the value of one of the specified operands, so if this operator is used with non-Boolean values, it will return a non-Boolean value.</p>
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<h2 id="Syntax">Syntax</h2>
<pre class="syntaxbox"><em>expr1</em> && <em>expr2</em>
</pre>
<h2 id="Description">Description</h2>
<p>If <code>expr<strong>1</strong></code> can be converted to <code>true</code>, returns <code>expr<strong>2</strong></code>; else, returns <code>expr<strong>1</strong></code>.</p>
<p>If a value can be converted to <code>true</code>, the value is so-called {{Glossary("truthy")}}. If a value can be converted to <code>false</code>, the value is so-called {{Glossary("falsy")}}.</p>
<p>Examples of expressions that can be converted to false are:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>null</code>;</li>
<li><code>NaN</code>;</li>
<li><code>0</code>;</li>
<li>empty string (<code>""</code> or <code>''</code> or <code>``</code>);</li>
<li><code>undefined</code>.</li>
</ul>
<p>Even though the <code>&&</code> operator can be used with operands that are not Boolean values, it can still be considered a boolean operator since its return value can always be converted to a <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Data_structures#Boolean_type">boolean primitive</a>. To explicitly convert its return value (or any expression in general) to the corresponding boolean value, use a double <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Logical_Operators#Logical_NOT">NOT operator</a> or the {{jsxref("Global_Objects/Boolean/Boolean", "Boolean")}} constructor.</p>
<h3 id="Short-circuit_evaluation">Short-circuit evaluation</h3>
<p>The logical AND expression is evaluated left to right, it is tested for possible "short-circuit" evaluation using the following rule:</p>
<p><code>(some falsy expression) && <em>expr</em></code> is short-circuit evaluated to the falsy expression;</p>
<p>Short circuit means that the <code><em>expr</em></code> part above is <strong>not evaluated</strong>, hence any side effects of doing so do not take effect (e.g., if <code><em>expr</em></code> is a function call, the calling never takes place). This happens because the value of the operator is already determined after the evaluation of the first operand. See example:</p>
<pre class="brush: js">function A(){ console.log('called A'); return false; }
function B(){ console.log('called B'); return true; }
console.log( A() && B() );
// logs "called A" due to the function call,
// then logs false (which is the resulting value of the operator)
</pre>
<h3 id="Operator_precedence">Operator precedence</h3>
<p>The following expressions might seem equivalent, but they are not, because the <code>&&</code> operator is executed before the <code>||</code> operator (see <a href="/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Operator_Precedence">operator precedence</a>).</p>
<pre class="brush: js">true || false && false // returns true, because && is executed first
(true || false) && false // returns false, because operator precedence cannot apply</pre>
<h2 id="Examples">Examples</h2>
<h3 id="Using_AND">Using AND</h3>
<p>The following code shows examples of the <code>&&</code> (logical AND) operator.</p>
<pre class="brush: js">a1 = true && true // t && t returns true
a2 = true && false // t && f returns false
a3 = false && true // f && t returns false
a4 = false && (3 == 4) // f && f returns false
a5 = 'Cat' && 'Dog' // t && t returns "Dog"
a6 = false && 'Cat' // f && t returns false
a7 = 'Cat' && false // t && f returns false
a8 = '' && false // f && f returns ""
a9 = false && '' // f && f returns false</pre>
<h3 id="Conversion_rules_for_booleans">Conversion rules for booleans</h3>
<h4 id="Converting_AND_to_OR">Converting AND to OR</h4>
<p>The following operation involving <strong>booleans</strong>:</p>
<pre class="brush: js">bCondition1 && bCondition2</pre>
<p>is always equal to:</p>
<pre class="brush: js">!(!bCondition1 || !bCondition2)</pre>
<h4 id="Converting_OR_to_AND">Converting OR to AND</h4>
<p>The following operation involving <strong>booleans</strong>:</p>
<pre class="brush: js">bCondition1 || bCondition2</pre>
<p>is always equal to:</p>
<pre class="brush: js">!(!bCondition1 && !bCondition2)</pre>
<h3 id="Removing_nested_parentheses">Removing nested parentheses</h3>
<p>As logical expressions are evaluated left to right, it is always possible to remove parentheses from a complex expression following some rules.</p>
<p>The following composite operation involving <strong>booleans</strong>:</p>
<pre class="brush: js">bCondition1 || (bCondition2 && bCondition3)</pre>
<p>is always equal to:</p>
<pre class="brush: js">bCondition1 || bCondition2 && bCondition3</pre>
<h2 id="Specifications">Specifications</h2>
<table class="standard-table">
<thead>
<tr>
<th scope="col">Specification</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>{{SpecName('ESDraft', '#prod-LogicalANDExpression', 'Logical AND expression')}}</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2 id="Browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</h2>
<p>{{Compat("javascript.operators.logical_and")}}</p>
<h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>
<ul>
<li>{{jsxref("Boolean")}}</li>
<li>{{Glossary("Truthy")}}</li>
<li>{{Glossary("Falsy")}}</li>
</ul>
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