or - Find logical OR - MATLAB (original) (raw)

Syntax

Description

[A](#bu445ng-A) | [B](#bu445ng-A) performs a logical OR of inputs A and B and returns an array or a table containing elements set to either logical 1 (true) or logical 0 (false). An element of the output is set to logical1 (true) if either A orB contain a nonzero element at that same location. Otherwise, the element is set to 0.

For bit-wise logical OR operations, see bitor.

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or([A](#bu445ng-A),[B](#bu445ng-A)) is an alternate way to execute A | B, but is rarely used. It enables operator overloading for classes.

Examples

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Find the logical OR of two matrices. The result contains logical 1 (true) where either matrix contains a nonzero value. The zeros in the result indicate spots where both arrays have a value of zero.

A = [5 7 0; 0 2 9; 5 0 0]

A = 3×3

 5     7     0
 0     2     9
 5     0     0

B = [6 6 0; 1 3 5; -1 0 0]

B = 3×3

 6     6     0
 1     3     5
-1     0     0

ans = 3×3 logical array

1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0

Create a truth table for or.

A = 1×2 logical array

1 0

B = 2×1 logical array

1 0

C = 2×2 logical array

1 1 1 0

Since R2023a

Create two tables and perform a logical OR of them. The row names (if present in both) and variable names must be the same, but do not need to be in the same orders. Rows and variables of the output are in the same orders as the first input.

A = table([0;2],[0;4],VariableNames=["V1","V2"],RowNames=["R1","R2"])

A=2×2 table V1 V2 __ __

R1    0     0 
R2    2     4

B = table([4;2],[3;0],VariableNames=["V2","V1"],RowNames=["R2","R1"])

B=2×2 table V2 V1 __ __

R2    4     3 
R1    2     0

ans=2×2 table V1 V2
_____ _____

R1    false    true 
R2    true     true

Input Arguments

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Operands, specified as scalars, vectors, matrices, multidimensional arrays, tables, or timetables. Inputs A andB must either be the same size or have sizes that are compatible (for example, A is anM-by-N matrix andB is a scalar or1-by-N row vector). For more information, see Compatible Array Sizes for Basic Operations.

Inputs that are tables or timetables must meet the following conditions: (since R2023a)

If an input is a table or timetable, then all its variables must have data types that support the operation.
If only one input is a table or timetable, then the other input must be a numeric or logical array.
If both inputs are tables or timetables, then:
- Both inputs must have the same size, or one of them must be a one-row table.
- Both inputs must have variables with the same names. However, the variables in each input can be in a different order.
- If both inputs are tables and they both have row names, then their row names must be the same. However, the row names in each input can be in a different order.
- If both inputs are timetables, then their row times must be the same. However, the row times in each input can be in a different order.

Tips

You can chain together several logical operations, for example, A & B | C.
The symbols | and || perform different operations in MATLAB®. The element-wise OR operator described here is|. The short-circuit OR operator is||.
When you use the element-wise & and| operators in the context of an if orwhile loop expression (and only in that context), they use short-circuiting to evaluate expressions. Otherwise, you must specify&& or || to opt-in to short-circuiting behavior. See Short-Circuit AND and Short-Circuit OR for more information.

Extended Capabilities

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Theor function fully supports tall arrays. For more information, see Tall Arrays.

The or function fully supports GPU arrays. To run the function on a GPU, specify the input data as a gpuArray (Parallel Computing Toolbox). For more information, see Run MATLAB Functions on a GPU (Parallel Computing Toolbox).

Version History

Introduced before R2006a

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The or operator supports operations directly on tables and timetables without indexing to access their variables. All variables must have data types that support the operation. For more information, see Direct Calculations on Tables and Timetables.

Starting in R2016b with the addition of implicit expansion, some combinations of arguments for basic operations that previously returned errors now produce results. For example, you previously could not add a row and a column vector, but those operands are now valid for addition. In other words, an expression like [1 2] + [1; 2] previously returned a size mismatch error, but now it executes.

If your code uses element-wise operators and relies on the errors that MATLAB previously returned for mismatched sizes, particularly within a try/catch block, then your code might no longer catch those errors.

For more information on the required input sizes for basic array operations, see Compatible Array Sizes for Basic Operations.