What are some examples of bitwise operators in programming?

What are some examples of bitwise operators in programming?

Bitwise operators are used to perform operations on binary numbers. Common examples include AND (&), OR (|), XOR (^), NOT (~), and bit shifts (<<, >>). Would you like to see examples of how they work?

Yes, please provide examples for each of them.

Sure! For AND (&), if you have 5 (0101) and 3 (0011), the result is 1 (0001). For OR (|), 5 | 3 gives 7 (0111). XOR (^) between 5 and 3 results in 6 (0110). NOT (~5) gives -6 (inverts the bits). For shifts, 5 << 1 results in 10 (1010) and 5 >> 1 results in 2 (0010). Do you need more details on any specific operator?

Can you explain how the NOT operator works in more detail?

Certainly! The NOT operator (~) inverts all the bits of a number. For example, if you take the number 5, which is 0101 in binary, applying NOT gives you 1010. In a signed integer representation, this results in -6 due to how negative numbers are stored in binary (two's complement). Would you like to know more about two's complement?