--- old/src/share/classes/java/lang/Boolean.java	2012-11-29 17:05:20.408723656 -0800
+++ new/src/share/classes/java/lang/Boolean.java	2012-11-29 17:05:20.236723648 -0800
@@ -290,4 +290,49 @@
     public static int compare(boolean x, boolean y) {
         return (x == y) ? 0 : (x ? 1 : -1);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the result of applying the logical AND operator to the
+     * specified {@code boolean} parameters.
+     * Suitable for conversion as a method reference to functional interfaces such
+     * as {@code BinaryOperator<Boolean>}.
+     *
+     * @param   a   a boolean argument.
+     * @param   b   another boolean argument.
+     * @return  the logical AND of {@code a} and {@code b}.
+     * @since 1.8
+     */
+    public static boolean and(boolean a, boolean b) {
+        return a && b;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the result of applying the logical OR operator to the
+     * specified {@code boolean} parameters.
+     * Suitable for conversion as a method reference to functional interfaces such
+     * as {@code BinaryOperator<Boolean>}.
+     *
+     * @param   a   a boolean argument.
+     * @param   b   another boolean argument.
+     * @return  the logical OR of {@code a} and {@code b}.
+     * @since 1.8
+     */
+    public static boolean or(boolean a, boolean b) {
+        return a || b;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the result of applying the logical XOR operator to the
+     * specified {@code boolean} parameters.
+     * Suitable for conversion as a method reference to functional interfaces such
+     * as {@code BinaryOperator<Boolean>}.
+     *
+     * @param   a   a boolean argument.
+     * @param   b   another boolean argument.
+     * @return  the logical XOR of {@code a} and {@code b}.
+     * @since 1.8
+     */
+    public static boolean xor(boolean a, boolean b) {
+        return a ^ b;
+    }
 }