Java Tutorials - Java Bitwise Operators
A bitwise operator allows you to perform bit manipulation in data.
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Operator |
Use |
Operation |
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>> |
numA>>numB |
shift bits of numA right by distance numB |
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<< |
numA<<numB |
shift bits of numA left by distance numB |
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& |
numA&numB |
bitwise and |
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| |
numA|numB |
bitwise or |
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^ |
numA^numB |
bitwise Xor |
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~ |
~numA |
bitwise complement |
The signed left shift operator "<<" shifts a bit pattern to the left, and the signed right shift operator ">>" shifts a bit pattern to the right. The bit pattern is given by the left-hand operand, and the number of positions to shift by the right-hand operand. The unsigned right shift operator ">>>" shifts a zero into the leftmost position, while the leftmost position after ">>" depends on sign extension.
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