Bitwise OR (|)
if either of the bits is 1, it gives 1, else it shows 0
Bitwise AND (&)
if both bits are 1, it gives 1, else it shows 0.
Bitwise XOR(^)
if corresponding bits are different, it gives 1, else it shows 0.
Bitwise Complement(~)
with all bits inverted, which means it makes every 0 to 1, and every 1 to 0.
Bitwise double shift right (>>)
shifts the bits of a given value to the right by a specified number of positions, fills the leftmost bits with the sign bit of the original value.
Bitwise tripe shift right (>>>)
shifts the bits of a given value to the right by a specified number of positions, filling the leftmost bits with zeros
| result = value >>> numBits; |
Bitwise double shift left (<<)
shifts the bits of a given value to the left by a specified number of positions.
Helpful Bitwise Operations
- Erase the lowest set bit in a word in a single operation: x = x & (x-1)
- Extract the lowest set bit of x: x & ~ (x-1)
- Flip the bit least bit: x ^ 0x01