Thread: bitwise-exclusive-OR operator: ^

You have to break the integers to bits (literally) for it to make sense.

Code:

2^6

010  2
110  6
100  4

4^0

000  0
100  4
100  4

1^3

01  1
11  3

10  2

4^3^2
4^3
100 4
011 3
111 7

7^2
111 7
010 2
101 5

since you understand that is a bitwise operator, in order to use it correctly with data-types you'd represent in other bases [like integers in base 10] you'd have to grasp them in binary to correctly sequence their effects in your mind. however, if you assign and rewrite your values in hexadecimal, your conceptualization could be easier.