How the '&' operator works in if-else statement and What is the difference between '&' and '&&' in logical operation.

Question

Suppose :-
int a=8,b=8;
if(a==8 & b==a)
return 1;

Earlier I thought that this will be a error but when I checked it actually returns 1, So what is the difference with '&&'. I think it takes true to be 1 and false to be 0 , then performs bitwise operation and again converts the results to boolean.Did I am correct??

Answer 1

You should check this question, it is exactly what you are asking 😉 :
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5564410/difference-between-and