Java Bitwise OR Operator

Java Bitwise OR

Java Bitwise OR Operator is used to perform OR operation between the respective bits of given operands.

Syntax

The syntax for Bitwise OR operation between x and y operands is

x | y

The operands can be of type int or char. Bitwise OR operator returns a value of type same as that of the given operands.

The following table illustrates the output of OR operation between two bits.

bit1	bit2	bit1 | bit2
0	0	0
0	1	1
1	0	1
1	1	1

Examples

In the following example, we take integer values in x and y, and find the bitwise OR operation between x and y.

Main.java

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        int x = 5;
        int y = 9;
        //Bitwise OR
        int result = x | y;
        System.out.println("Result : " + result);
    }
}

Output

Result : 13

In the following example, we take char values in x and y, and find the bitwise OR operation between x and y.

Main.java

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        char x = 'a';
        char y = 'b';
        //Bitwise OR
        int result = x | y;
        System.out.println("Result : " + result);
    }
}

Output

Result : 99

Conclusion

In this Java Tutorial, we learned what Bitwise OR Operator is, its syntax, and how to use this operator in Java programs, with the help of examples.