bitXor

Typeoperator
DictionaryLCS
LibraryLiveCode Script
Syntax
<number1> bitXOr <number2>
Summary

Performs a "bitwise exclusive or" on the binary representation of two numbers.

Introduced1.0
OSmac, windows, linux, ios, android
Platformsdesktop, server, mobile
Parameters
NameTypeDescription
number1

The number1 and number2 are numbers, or expressions that evaluate to numbers.

number2
Example
1 bitXOr 0 -- evaluates to 1
6 bitXOr 4 -- in binary: 110 bitXOr 100; evaluates to 010; converts to 2
RelatedOperator: or, bitNot
Glossary: operator, operation, bit, binary, operand
Description

Use the bitXOr operator to operate directly on the bits of two numbers.

To perform the bitXOr operation, LiveCode first converts both operands to their binary equivalent, a string of ones and zeroes. 1 is equivalent to true, and 0 is equivalent to false.

For each bit of number1, LiveCode performs an exclusive or operation with the corresponding bit of number2 to produce a result. A bit is 0 if the corresponding bits of number1 and number2 are both 0 or both 1. Otherwise, the bit is 1.

Finally, the binary number thus created is converted back to decimal.

Tagsmath