Java - What is the result: boolean b = (int == int == int)

Question

What is the result of the following code?

The following code wants to test whether the three variables i, j and k have the same value.

int i; 
int j; 
int k; 
boolean b; 
  
i = j = k = 1;    // Assign 1 to i, j, and k 
b = (i == j == k);


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b = (i == j == k); // A compile-time error 
The expression (i == j == k) resulted in an error.

Note

The expression (i == j == k) is evaluated as follows:

First, i == j is evaluated in expression i == j == k. Since both i and j have the same value, which is 1, the expression i == j returns true.

The first step reduced the expression i == j == k to true == k.

After that the operands of == operator are working on boolean and int types. You cannot mix boolean and numeric types operands with the equality operator.

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