processing4/mobile/web/reference/API/bitwiseOR.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<root>
<name>| (bitwise OR)</name>

<category>Math</category>

<subcategory>Bitwise Operators</subcategory>

<usage>Web &amp; Application</usage>


<example>
<image></image>
<code>
int a = 205;   // In binary: 11001101
int b = 45;    // In binary: 00101101
int c = a | b; // In binary: 11101101
println(c);    // Prints "237", the decimal equivalent to 11101101
</code>
</example>

<example>
<image></image>
<code>
int a = 255 &lt;&lt; 24; // Binary: 11111111000000000000000000000000
int r = 204 &lt;&lt; 16; // Binary: 00000000110011000000000000000000
int g = 204 &lt;&lt; 8;  // Binary  00000000000000001100110000000000
int b = 51;        // Binary: 00000000000000000000000000110011
// OR the values together:    11111111110011001100110000110011 
color argb = a | r | g | b; 
fill(argb); 
rect(30, 20, 55, 55); 
</code>
</example>

<description>
Compares each corresponding bit in the binary representation of the values. For each comparison two 1's yeild 1, 1 and 0 yeild 1, and two 0's yeild 0. This is easy to see when we look at the binary representation of numbers<br /><br /><pre>  11010110  // 214<br />&amp; 01011100  // 92<br />  --------<br />  11011110  // 222</pre><br />To see the binary representation of a number, use the <b>binary()</b> function with <b>println()</b>.
</description>

<syntax>
<c>value</c> | <c>value2</c>
</syntax>

<parameter>
<label>value1</label>
<description>int, char, byte</description>
</parameter>

<parameter>
<label>value2</label>
<description>int, char, byte</description>
</parameter>


<returns></returns>

<related>
&amp; (bitwise AND)
binary()
</related>

<availability>1.0</availability>

<type>Operator</type>

<partof>PDE</partof>

<level>Extended</level>


</root>