How do I use bitwise operators in conditional statements?

How do I use bitwise operators in conditional statements?

Bitwise operators allow you to perform operations on binary representations of integers. You can use them in conditional statements to check specific bits. For example, you can use the AND operator (&) to check if a particular bit is set.

Can you give me an example of using the AND operator in a conditional?

Sure! If you want to check if the third bit of a number is set, you can do something like this: if (num & 0b100) { // bit is set }.

What about the OR operator? How is it used?

The OR operator (|) can be used to set specific bits. For example, num | 0b100 will set the third bit of num to 1.

Are there any other bitwise operators I should know about?

Yes, there are also XOR (^), NOT (~), and bit shifts (<<, >>). Each has its own use cases in conditional logic.