diff --git a/snippets/csharp/System/ValueType/Overview/example1.cs b/snippets/csharp/System/ValueType/Overview/example1.cs
index a1a60e035f9..590bf08a3f6 100644
--- a/snippets/csharp/System/ValueType/Overview/example1.cs
+++ b/snippets/csharp/System/ValueType/Overview/example1.cs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public static bool IsInteger(ValueType value)
 
    public static bool IsFloat(ValueType value) 
    {         
-      return (value is float | value is double | value is Decimal);
+      return (value is float || value is double || value is Decimal);
    }
 
    public static bool IsNumeric(ValueType value)