^ operator in java

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Can anyone explain the use of ^ operator in java with some examples?

score 99 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 15 '15 at 23:02

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This is the same as ^ in most languages, just an XOR.

false ^ false == false
true ^ false == true
false ^ true == true
true ^ true == false

edited Sep 15 '15 at 23:02

eckes

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answered Jan 20 '09 at 09:13

Serafina Brocious

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Well, not _any_ language - VB uses ^ for exponentiation. – gkrogers Jan 20 '09 at 09:15
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Yes but VB always uses different stuff anyway... ;) – Pierre-Adrien Oct 11 '09 at 23:38
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Lua also uses ^ for exponentiation. – Ziggy Nov 21 '14 at 21:40
BTW: It could be repleced by simple `a != b` – Grigory Kislin Jun 28 '19 at 20:02

score 9 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 13 '12 at 20:52

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Some of the other answers only say it is a bitwise XOR, but note that it can also be a logical XOR if the operands are of boolean type, according to this source.

answered Nov 13 '12 at 20:52

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score 6 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 20 '09 at 09:13

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It's bitwise XOR.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exclusive_or

answered Jan 20 '09 at 09:13

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score 4 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 20 '09 at 09:16

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That's the bitwise exclusive OR operation. Check out the Bitwise and Bit Shift Operators section of the Java tutorials for more information.

answered Jan 20 '09 at 09:16

Zach Scrivena

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score 4 · Answer 5 · answered Jan 20 '09 at 09:25

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In java ^ operator used for bitwise XOR operation.

Follow this link to see the operator precedence also.

http://www.uni-bonn.de/~manfear/javaoperators.php

answered Jan 20 '09 at 09:25

DonX

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The link is broken. Could you edit the answer with a new link? – LeoColman Oct 10 '17 at 16:50

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