Conditional operators

HI all,
Why is it priting TRUE??
Shouldn't it b compilation error.
public class Q10
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
int i = 10;
int j = 10;
boolean b = false;

if( b = i == j)
System.out.println("True");
else
System.out.println("False");
}
}

[This message has been edited by Rajani Katta (edited August 06, 2001).]

Sorry guys!!
I think I got it.
Rajani

This looks okay to me.
First you have i == j which is true.This gets assigned to the boolean. So the result of the if condition becomes true. Thus it prints true. Remember an assignment works as a if-condition only when it is assigning things to a boolean

HI,
No it will not give compilation error.
As in if condition i.e. (b = i == j)
i==j executes first , assigns its result to the b.
So in the above code, i==j , returns true which is assigned to b and if condition becomes true.
it works somthg like this.. (b = (i==j))
Hope it will be clear
thanx