operator
switch expression (and | &) switch expression or sink expression & sink expression
The &
operator is overloaded: it can be used either as a Boolean and
operator, or as a tee
operator on sinks.
When applied to arguments of switch
type, the &
operator is synonymous with the operator and
: it returns true
if all of its arguments evaluate to true
, otherwise the result is false
.
When applied to markup sink
and string sink
expressions, the &
operator returns a
string sink
. If all arguments are of markup sink
type, the result type will be a markup
sink
as well. The sink returned by the operator acts as a "tee" connector: any data output into it will be
replicated and distributed to all component sinks that were given as arguments of &
.
Usage example:
using output as #error & file "error.log" output "An error occurred."