Difference between != and !(boolean) in java

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Whats difference between != and !(boolean) in java?

int a = 1;
int b = 2;
boolean c = a != b; //true

int a = 1;
int b = 2;
boolean c = !(a == b); //true

1 answer

answered 2020-11-24 00:57 Thudani Hettimulla
```
int a = 1;
int b = 2;
boolean c = a != b; //true
```
In this one you are assigning whether a is not equal to b to the variable c. which is true as a is not equal to b
```
int a = 1;
int b = 2;
boolean c = !(a == b); //true
```
Here you are assigning the inverse of whether a equal to b. Where a is not equal to b and inverse of it is true.

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