--- old/src/share/classes/java/lang/Boolean.java	2012-12-10 15:42:25.022997844 -0800
+++ new/src/share/classes/java/lang/Boolean.java	2012-12-10 15:42:24.854997837 -0800
@@ -290,4 +290,46 @@
     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} operands.
+     *
+     * @param a the first operand
+     * @param b the second operand
+     * @return the logical AND of {@code a} and {@code b}
+     * @see java.util.function.BinaryOperator
+     * @since 1.8
+     */
+    public static boolean logicalAnd(boolean a, boolean b) {
+        return a && b;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the result of applying the logical OR operator to the
+     * specified {@code boolean} operands.
+     *
+     * @param a the first operand
+     * @param b the second operand
+     * @return the logical OR of {@code a} and {@code b}
+     * @see java.util.function.BinaryOperator
+     * @since 1.8
+     */
+    public static boolean logicalOr(boolean a, boolean b) {
+        return a || b;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the result of applying the logical XOR operator to the
+     * specified {@code boolean} operands.
+     *
+     * @param a the first operand
+     * @param b the second operand
+     * @return  the logical XOR of {@code a} and {@code b}
+     * @see java.util.function.BinaryOperator
+     * @since 1.8
+     */
+    public static boolean logicalXor(boolean a, boolean b) {
+        return a ^ b;
+    }
 }