User Guide

Operators 151

// 1111 ^ 1001 = 0110

// returns 6 decimal (0110 binary)

See also

& bitwise AND operator, &= bitwise AND assignment operator, ^= bitwise XOR

assignment operator

, | bitwise OR operator, |= bitwise OR assignment operator,

~ bitwise NOT operator

^= bitwise XOR assignment operator

expression1 ^= expression2

Assigns expression1 the value of expression1 ^ expression2. For example, the

following two statements are equivalent:

x ^= y;

x = x ^ y;

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 5

Operands

expression1 : Number - Integers and variables.

expression2 : Number - Integers and variables.

Returns

Number - The result of the bitwise operation.

Example

The following example shows a bitwise XOR assignment (^=) operation:

// 15 decimal = 1111 binary

var x:Number = 15;

// 9 decimal = 1001 binary

var y:Number = 9;

trace(x ^= y); // returns 6 decimal (0110 binary)