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The bitwise operators treat a number as its binary equivalent rather than as a simple boolean value.
For most programming languages, a value of zero is considered FALSE and all other values are TRUE
Thus, 8 AND 11 returns TRUE as does 3 OR 0
In bitwise analysis, each binary bit of the digit are compared. The number of bits compared will depend on the type of number.
In C, a CHAR is usually 8 bits and can hold the binary numbers 0 to 255.
If we compare 8 (00001000) and 19 (00010011) with bitwise operators, we get different results from Boolean operators:
8 BITWISE AND 19 returns 0 (each bit in the response is set to 1 if both equivalent bits compared are 1) but 8 BITWISE OR 19 will return 27.
The utility of these methods is in identifying binary data. For example, all files on a PC have the characteristics 'Hidden' 'Read Only' 'Archive' and 'System' which can be set or unset using bitwise operations on a single byte of data. In truth this is a throwback to the days of small memory capacities where saving the odd byte was essential.
There are more uses of bitwise, especially in graphics, where XOR can be used to paint a Sprite image to display it and then be used again to return a background to its former settings. I regret I lack the skill to explain this better.
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How many bitwise operators are present in Java?
The bitwise & operator performs a bitwise AND operation. The bitwise ^ operator performs a bitwise exclusive OR operation. The bitwise | operator performs a bitwise inclusive OR operation.
All the bitwise operators have the same level of precedence in Java true or false?
False: highest precedence & bitwise AND ^ bitwise XOR | bitwise OR lowest precedence
How many types of logical operators in c only?
There are three logical operators in C; AND (&), OR (|), and NOT (^). These are the bitwise versions. The combinatorial versions are &&, , and !.
What are the various operators available in c language?
There are eight types of operators which are used in C language.These are- 1.Arithmetic operator 2.Assignment operator 3.Relational operator 4.Increment/Decrement operator 5.Bitwise operator 6.Logical operator 7.Conditional operator 8.Additional operator 1.Arithmetic operator:Arithmetic operators are mathmetical operator.These are addition,Subtraction,Multiplication and divison. 2.Assignment operator:Assignment operators are used to store the result of an expression to a variable.
What is use of l in c language?
Bitwise OR.
