Thread: how to XOR a document

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    Unhappy how to XOR a document

    i want to XOR a byte with another byte in a document and then doing XOR of the result obtained with next byte of a document,similarly XORing the whole document.please explain with an example

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    Where are you stuck?
    Reading bytes? Using XOR?

    Please reply with the code you have so far.
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    Code:
    xorValue = initialValue;
    while not done
        toXor = nextValue( fromSomeplace );          
        toXor ^= xorValue;
        doSomethingWith( toXor );
        xorValue = toXor;
    It's pretty basic. That should do what you need.

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    What acually does XOR do?

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    XOR means exclusive OR, where if both of the bits being tested are different, the result is 1, 0 if they're the same :-)
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    Originally posted by Munkey01
    What acually does XOR do?
    Here is a good text on the subject.

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    When we use the word OR in our daily lives, we usually mean exclusive or (XOR). If you say "I'm gonna rent a movie or go to the cinema" you mean "rent a movie" OR "go to the cinema", not both, which is exactly what XOR is. One or the other, not both.
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