Maybe because `|=` is also the bitwise or operator...

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[karelpeeters]

Maybe because |= is also the bitwise or operator and that would be translated as or, and they forgot to check for the boolean case.

[arekolek]

I looked at it again after all this time and realised that |= in Java is the “compound assignment” for “boolean logical operator” (|), not for the “conditional-or operator” (||). So there was no bug there in the IDE 😛

[arekolek]

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2486472/shortcut-or-assignment-operator-in-java

[karelpeeters]

That's good to know, thanks!