Java Boolean logicalXor() method example

public static boolean logicalXor(boolean a, boolean b)

The logicalXor(boolean a, boolean b) method of Boolean class returns the logical XOR of a and b.

The logiocalXor method of Boolean class is one of the newest addition in Java 1.8. This is to take into consideration the instances wherein we have to perform XOR operation. So instead of relying on conditional statements, we now have an underlying methods that handle the logical XOR operation which shortens and simplifying the development of computer programs.

Below is a simple java example on the usage of logicalXor() method of Boolean class.

package com.javatutorialhq.java.examples;

import java.util.Scanner;

/*
 * This example source code demonstrates the use of 
 * logicalXOr(boolean a, boolean b) method of Boolean class.
 */

public class BooleanLogicalXORExample {

	public static void main(String[] args) {
	
		// initialize Scanner object
		Scanner s = new Scanner(System.in);
		
		// ask for user input
		System.out.print("Enter first boolean value:");
		
		// parse the user input into boolean
		boolean firstInput = Boolean.parseBoolean(s.nextLine());
		
		// ask for another user input
		System.out.print("Enter second boolean value:");
		
		// parse the second user input as boolean
		boolean secondInput = Boolean.parseBoolean(s.nextLine());
		 
		/*
		 * get the logical XOR result
		 * true | true = false
		 * true | false = true
		 * false | false = false
		 * false | true = true
		 */
		
		boolean result = Boolean.logicalXor(firstInput, secondInput);
		System.out.print(firstInput + " XOR " + secondInput 
				+ " = " + result );		
		
		// close the scanner object
		s.close();

	}

}

To fully demonstrate the behaviour of logicalXor() method, the program above is designed in such a way that user can enter two boolean values and then the result of logicalXor() method is displayed based on the two user input. On this way, the user can experiment on different values as input.

Below is the sample output when you run the above example.

• Java Boolean Class Tutorial
• Java Tutorial

• Oracle Java Documentation