Short-circuit evaluation: Java stops evaluating a logical expression as soon as the result is determined.
How to apply it: Recognize that short-circuiting prevents errors, such as avoiding null checks: if (s != null && s.length() > 0).
Course: AP Computer Science A · Unit: Boolean Expressions and if Statements
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