Boolean Variables

A variable of the boolean primitive type has one of only two possible values: true or false.

int a = 5, b = 3;
boolean isGreater = a > b;
System.out.println(isGreater);  // true

• Use a boolean directly in a conditional instead of comparing it to true or false:

if (isGreater == true) {        // Redundant
  System.out.println("a is greater than b.");
}    
if (isGreater) {                // Better style
  System.out.println("a is greater than b.");
}

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