In this tutorial, you shall learn about Bitwise XOR Operator in C++ programming language, its syntax, and how to use this operator with the help of examples.
C++ Bitwise XOR
C++ Bitwise XOR Operator is used to perform XOR operation between the respective bits of given operands.
Syntax
The syntax for Bitwise XOR operation between x
and y
operands is
x ^ y
The operands can be of type int
or char
. Bitwise XOR operator returns a value of type same as that of the given operands.
Truth Table
The following table illustrates the output of XOR operation between two bits.
bit1 | bit2 | bit1 ^ bit2 |
---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 1 | 1 |
1 | 0 | 1 |
1 | 1 | 0 |
Examples
1. Bitwise XOR between two integer values
In the following example, we take integer values in x
and y
, and find the bitwise XOR operation between x
and y
.
main.cpp
#include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() { int x = 5; int y = 9; int result = x ^ y; cout << "Result : " << result << endl; }
Output
Result : 12 Program ended with exit code: 0
2. Bitwise XOR between two char values
In the following example, we take char values in x
and y
, and find the bitwise XOR operation between x
and y
.
main.cpp
#include <iostream> using namespace std; int main() { char x = 'a'; char y = '9'; char result = x ^ y; cout << "Result : " << result << endl; }
Output
Result : X Program ended with exit code: 0
Conclusion
In this C++ Tutorial, we learned what Bitwise XOR Operator is, its syntax, and how to use this operator in C++ programs, with the help of examples.