Operators: Bitwise Operators

Operators: Bitwise Operators

Applies To: C++Builder 1 or higher
Category: C++ Language

Bitwise operators are used to manipulate bits in an integer data type:

& : and

If corresponding bits are 1, it returns 1. Otherwise, it returns 0. Example: 1101 & 1011 is 1001

| : inclusive or

If corresponding bits are 0, it returns 0. Otherwise, it returns 1. Example: 1101 | 1001 is 1101

^ : exclusive or

If only one of the corresponding bits is 1, it returns 1. Otherwise, it returns 0. Example: 1011 ^ 0010 is 1001

~ : complement

Converts 0 to 1 and 1 to 0. Example: ~0110 is 1001

>>: right shift

Shifts a number right by a number of bits. Example: 1100 >> 2 is 0011

<<: left shift

Shifts a number left by a number of bits. Example: 0011 << 2 is 1100