Understanding Solidity expressions
An expression refers to a statement (comprising multiple operands and, optionally, zero or more operators) that results in a single value, object, or function. The operand can be a literal, variable, function invocation, or another expression itself.
An example of an expression is as follows:
Age > 10
In the preceding example, Age
is a variable, and 10
is an integer literal. Age
and 10
are operands, and the >
(greater than) symbol is the operator. This expression returns a single Boolean value (true
or false
), depending on the value stored in Age
.
Expressions can be more complex comprising multiple operands and operators, as follows:
((Age > 10) && (Age < 20)) || ((Age > 40) && (Age < 50))
In the preceding code, there are multiple operators in play. The &&
operator acts as an AND
operator between two expressions, which in turn comprises operands and operators. There is also an OR
operator...