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Operator	Name	Description	Example
&	AND	Sets each bit to 1 if both bits are 1	x & y
OR	Sets each bit to 1 if one of two bits is 1	x	y
^	XOR	Sets each bit to 1 if only one of two bits is 1	x ^ b
<<	Zero fill left shift	Shift left by pushing zeros in from the right	x << 2
>>	Signed right shift	Shift right by pushing copies of the leftmost bit in from the left, and let the rightmost bits fall off	x >> 2

Operator

Name

Description

Example

&

AND

Sets each bit to 1 if both bits are 1

x & y

OR

Sets each bit to 1 if one of two bits is 1

x

y

^

XOR

Sets each bit to 1 if only one of two bits is 1

x ^ b

<<

Zero fill left shift

Shift left by pushing zeros in from the right

x << 2

>>

Signed right shift

Shift right by pushing copies of the leftmost bit in from the left, and let the rightmost bits fall off

x >> 2

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