Bitwise Operators
The following bitwise operators are supported in expressions.
The operands are numeric, and the result is a binary number.
Binary Bitwise Operators
Bitwise AND Operator (&)
OPERAND-A & OPERAND-B
The bitwise AND operator (&) sets a result bit to 1 if the corresponding bit in both operands is 1; otherwise, sets the result bit to 0.
Bitwise OR Operator (|)
The bitwise OR operator (|) sets a result bit to 1 if the corresponding bit in either of the operands is 1; otherwise, sets the result bit to 0.
Bitwise XOR Operator (^)
OPERAND-A ^ OPERAND-B
The bitwise XOR operator (^) sets a result bit to 1 if the corresponding bit in either, but not both, of the operands is 1; otherwise, sets the result bit to 0.
Bitwise Left-Shift Operator (<<)
OPERAND-A << OPERAND-B
The bitwise left-shift operator (<<) shifts the bits of the left operand (OPERAND-A) to the left, shifting in zeros from the right.
The right operand (OPERAND-B) determines the number of shifted bits.
Bitwise Right-Shift Operator (>>)
OPERAND-A >> OPERAND-B
The bitwise right-shift operator (>>) shifts the bits of the left operand (OPERAND-A) to the right, discarding shifted-off bits.
The right operand (OPERAND-B) determines the number of shifted bits.
Unary Bitwise Operators
Bitwise NOT / Ones-Complement Operator (~)
~OPERAND
The bitwise NOT (ones-complement) operator (~) inverts the bits of the operand in the result: use 1 instead of 0, and 0 instead of 1.