# Or Another way booleans can be combined is by using the "or" operator - `||`. ```java,no_run boolean dogLooksNice = true; boolean personLooksNice = false; boolean willAskToPetDog = dogLooksNice || personLooksNice; ``` So in this case, I will ask to pet someone's dog if either the the dog looks nice _or_ the person walking the dog looks nice. | dogLooksNice | personLooksNice | willAskToPetDog | | ------------ | --------------- | --------------- | | true | true | true | | true | false | true | | false | true | true | | false | false | false | ## Exclusive vs. Inclusive It is important too note that this is not an "exclusive" OR. An exclusive OR would be something like a child being allowed to have ice cream _or_ a cookie, but not both. The `||` operator is an "inclusive" OR, meaning the child is allowed ice cream, a cookie, or both ice cream and the cookie.