&& vs & in Java

Note to myself:

In java, conditional && will not evaluate the right-hand operand if the left-hand operand is false.

If you want to check the right-hand operand use &. For example:

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public class MainClass {
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  public static void main(String[] arg) {
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    int value = 8;
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    int count = 10;
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    int limit = 11;
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    if (++value % 2 == 0 & ++count < limit) {
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      System.out.println("here");
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      System.out.println(value);
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      System.out.println(count);
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    }
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    System.out.println("there");
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    System.out.println(value);
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    System.out.println(count);
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  }
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}

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Output:
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there
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9
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11