Or Operator
Performs a logical disjunction on two expressions.
Syntax
result = expression1 Or expression2
Arguments
result
Any numeric variable.expression1
Any expression.expression2
Any expression.
Remarks
If either or both expressions evaluate to True, result is True. The logical operation is not short-circuited. All expressions are evaluated.
The following table illustrates how result is determined:
If expression1 is |
And expression2 is |
Then result is |
|---|---|---|
True |
True |
True |
True |
False |
True |
True |
Null |
True |
False |
True |
True |
False |
False |
False |
False |
Null |
Null |
Null |
True |
True |
Null |
False |
Null |
Null |
Null |
Null |
The Or operator also performs a bitwise comparison of identically positioned bits in two numeric expressions and sets the corresponding bit in result according to the following table:
If bit in expression1 is |
And bit in expression2 is |
Then result is |
|---|---|---|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Requirements
Change History
Date |
History |
Reason |
|---|---|---|
March 2009 |
Added sentence to remarks. |
Customer feedback. |
See Also
And Operator
Logical Operators (VBScript)
Not Operator
Operator Precedence (VBScript)
Operator Summary (VBScript)
Xor Operator