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Operators which are used to perform manipulation at bit-level.

What is Bit Masking?

I am fairly new to C programming, and I encountered bit masking. Can someone explain to me the general concept …

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Differences in boolean operators: & vs && and | vs ||

I know the rules for && and || but what are & and |? Please explain these to me with an …

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What is the difference between & and && in Java?

I always thought that && operator in Java is used for verifying whether both its boolean operands are true, …

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Convert to binary and keep leading zeros in Python

I'm trying to convert an integer to binary using the bin() function in Python. However, it always removes the leading …

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Is it good practice to use the xor operator for boolean checks?

I personally like the exclusive or, ^, operator when it makes sense in the context of boolean checks because of its …

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What does a bitwise shift (left or right) do and what is it used for?

I've seen the operators >> and << in various code that I've looked at (none of which I …

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How does bitshifting work in Java?

I have this statement: Assume the bit value of byte x is 00101011. what is the result of x>>2? …

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how to do bitwise exclusive or of two strings in python?

I would like to perform a bitwise exclusive or of two strings in python, but xor of strings are not …

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