Bitwise operators
Bitwise operators are used to perform operations based around the bits that make up a numeric value. Each operator returns the numeric result of a bitwise operation.
The available operators are:
- Binary and:
-band - Binary or:
-bor - Binary exclusive or:
-bxor - Binary not:
-bnot - Shift left:
-shl - Shift right:
-shr
All numeric values can be broken down into bytes and, in turn, bits, a base 2 value.
A byte is made up of 8 bits. Each bit in the byte has a value based on its position, with the highest value (or most significant) first. These bits can be combined to make up any number between 0 and 255.
The possible bit values for a byte in base 10 can be represented as a table:
|
Bit position |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 ... |
