COMPOUND CONDITION:

The two simple conditions can be connected by the logical operators AND or OR to form a compound condition (also termed as combined condition). When two conditions is join by AND, then the compound conditions become true only whenever both the constituent conditions are true.

In all other situation the compound condition is false. On the other hand, if OR is used to join two conditions, then the compound condition is true if either or both the constituent conditions are true. It is only false when both the conditions are false.

For illustration, the compound condition AMOUNT GREATER THAN 499 AND AMOUNT

LESS THAN 1000 is a compound condition that will be true only when the value of the AMOUNT is in the range of 500 to 999.This is as both the simple conditions are true for these values of AMOUNT. For another values of AMOUNT, only one of them is true. Likewise, the compound condition AMOUNT LESS THAN 500 OR AMOUNT GREATER THAN 999 will be false only when the value of AMOUNT is in the range of 500 to 999.

The compound condition can consist of any number of simple or negated simple conditions joined either by AND or OR. The Compound conditions in such cases are resolved as shown.

Negated simple conditions are computed first. This is followed by the computation of pairs of

The resulting conditions around each AND in a left-to-right order. Afterward the resulting conditions around each OR are computed in a left-to-right manner. If needed, parentheses can be used in the compound conditions. In such situations all the conditions within the parentheses are computed first in accordance with the above rules. Whenever parentheses are used within parentheses, computation proceeds from the least inclusive pair of the parentheses to the most inclusive pair.