C# supports two boolean or
operators: the single bar |
and the double-bar ||
.
The difference is that |
always checks both the left and right conditions, while ||
only checks the right-side condition if it's necessary (if the left side evaluates to false).
This is significant when the condition on the right-side involves processing or results in side effects. (For example, if your ErrorDumpWriter.Close
method took a while to complete or changed something's state.)