Subj : Re: evaluation of boolean OR in rhino
To   : netscape.public.mozilla.jseng
From : Martin Honnen
Date : Sun Sep 25 2005 02:51 pm



steveH wrote:

> Rhino evaluates "test" || 1 as true, rather than 1. 

I think the result of
   "test" || 1
should be the value of the first operand, that is the string value 
"test" as that when converted to a boolean value already gives true so 
the or condition is already fullfilled.

With Rhino 1.6 R2 I get

Rhino 1.6 release 2 2005 09 19
js> "test" || 1
true

so

>Is this a bug

yes, it is a bug. I have filed it here:
   <https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=309957>




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