Java xor xor(final boolean value1, final boolean value2)

Description

Implementation of exclusive OR (XOR), meaning 1 and only 1 value can be true.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
value1	the first value in the XOR expression.
value2	the second value in the XOR expression.

Return

true if an only if 1 of the 2 values is true.

Declaration

public static boolean xor(final boolean value1, final boolean value2) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*// w w w  .j a  v a2 s.  c o  m
 * Copyright 2016 Author or Authors.
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 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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public class Main {
    /**
     * Implementation of exclusive OR (XOR), meaning 1 and only 1 value can be true.  If both values are true or both
     * values are false the result of XOR is false.
     * 
     * @param value1 the first value in the XOR expression.
     * @param value2 the second value in the XOR expression.
     * @return true if an only if 1 of the 2 values is true.
     */
    public static boolean xor(final boolean value1, final boolean value2) {
        return ((value1 || value2) && !(value1 && value2));
    }
}

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