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Table 5.9: Bitwise operators
Operator Type Symbol Description Syntax
Example

left << This operation moves the first A<<n Chapter Five: Object oriented programming with Java
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shift operand a certain number of bits
to the left, as determined by the
second operand. Zeros are filled
in from the right as the shift
occurs.
right >> This operation moves the first A>>n
shift operand a specified number of
bits to the right, as determined
by the second operand. Any bits
that are shifted out of the right
end are discarded.

Unsigned right >>> The value of the left operand A>>>n
shift (Zero fill is shifted to the right by the
right shift) number of bits specified by the
right operand. Any empty spaces
created by the shift are filled
with zeros
Bitwise AND & This operation copies a bit to A&B
the result if it is present in both
operands. The result will be 1
only if both bits are 1

Bitwise OR | This operation transfers a bit to A|B
the result if it is present in either
operand. The result will be 1 if
either of the bits is 1
Bitwise XOR ^ In the result, each bit is set to 1 A^B
if the corresponding bits in both
operands are not the same

Bitwise ~ This operation ~A
complement it changes zeros to ones and ones
to zeros

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