Math
For each of these examples, we'll start with a value of 5.
Add Number
Adds one value to another
Subtract Number
Subtracts one value from another
Multiply Number
Multiplies one value by another
Divide Number
Divides one value by another
Modulus Number
Get the remainder when an existing value is divided by a number.
Bitwise
Working on bytes, or Data Types comprising of bytes like ints, floats, doubles or even data structures that store large amounts of bytes is normal for a programmer. In some cases, a programmer needs to go beyond this - that is to say, on a deeper level where the importance of bits is realized.
Operations with bits are used in Data Compression (data is compressed by converting it from one representation to another, to reduce the space), Exclusive-Or Encryption (an algorithm to encrypt the data for safety issues). In order to encode, decode, or compress files we have to extract the data at bit level. Bitwise Operations are faster and closer to the system and sometimes optimize the program to a good level.
1 byte comprises of 8 bits and any integer or character can be represented using bits in computers, which we call its binary form(contains only 1 or 0) or in its base 2 form. Real-world use cases of Bitwise Operators (Stack Overflow)
Bitwise AND
The output of bitwise AND is 1 if the corresponding bits of two operands is 1. If either bit of an operand is 0, the result of the corresponding bit is evaluated to 0. Here's an example with the binary values written out:
We will set up the same example in Xano and change the number variable to 12.
And for the API action we will use Bitwise AND with the value 25:
In the above example, the number variable would be 8
Bitwise OR
The output of bitwise OR is 1 if at least one corresponding bit of two operands is 1. In C Programming, bitwise OR operator is denoted by |. Here's an example with the binary values written out:
We will set up the same example in Xano and change the number variable to 12.
And for the API action we will use Bitwise OR with the value 25:
In the above example, the number variable would be 29
Bitwise XOR
The result of bitwise XOR operator is 1 if the corresponding bits of two operands are opposite. It is denoted by ^. The exclusive-or operation takes two inputs and returns a 1 if either one or the other of the inputs is a 1, but not if both are. That is, if both inputs are 1 or both inputs are 0, it returns 0. Bitwise exclusive-or, with the operator of a caret, ^, performs the exclusive-or operation on each pair of bits. Exclusive-or is commonly abbreviated XOR. Here's an example with the binary values written out:
We will set up the same example in Xano and change the number variable to 12.
And for the API action we will use Bitwise XOR with the value 25:
In the above example, the number variable would be 21
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