XOR, AND, OR

[Purujit Saha]

public class Test1
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
int x = 8 | 12 ^ 8;
int y = 8 ^ 5 & 6;

System.out.println(x + " "+y);

}
}
Output is 12 12

Please explain the out put.

[Seb Mathe]

x = 8 | 12 ^ 8
= 1000 | (1100 ^ 0100) (binary)
= 1000 | 0100
= 1100
= 12 (decimal)

y = 8 ^ 5 & 6
= 1000 ^ (0101 & 0110)
= 1000 ^ 0100
= 1100
= 12

Note that the operator precedence is &, ^,

[Steve Morrow]

Quick correction:

x = 8 | 12 ^ 8
= 1000 | (1100 ^ 1000) (binary)