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<root>

<name>| (bitwise OR)</name>

<category>Math</category>

<subcategory>Bitwise Operators</subcategory>

<usage>Web &amp; Application</usage>

<example>

<image></image>

<code><![CDATA[

int a = 205; // In binary: 11001101

int b = 45; // In binary: 00101101

int c = a | b; // In binary: 11101101

println(c); // Prints "237", the decimal equivalent to 11101101

]]></code>

</example>

<example>

<image></image>

<code><![CDATA[

int a = 255 << 24; // Binary: 11111111000000000000000000000000

int r = 204 << 16; // Binary: 00000000110011000000000000000000

int g = 204 << 8; // Binary 00000000000000001100110000000000

int b = 51; // Binary: 00000000000000000000000000110011

// OR the values together: 11111111110011001100110000110011

color argb = a | r | g | b;

fill(argb);

rect(30, 20, 55, 55);

]]></code>

</example>

<description><![CDATA[

Compares each corresponding bit in the binary representation of the values. For each comparison two 1's yield 1, 1 and 0 yield 1, and two 0's yield 0. This is easy to see when we look at the binary representation of numbers<br />

<br />

<pre> 11010110 // 214

| 01011100 // 92

--------

11011110 // 222</pre>

<br />

To see the binary representation of a number, use the <b>binary()</b> function with <b>println()</b>.

]]></description>

<syntax>

<c>value</c> | <c>value2</c>

</syntax>

<parameter>

<label>value1</label>

<description><![CDATA[int, char, byte]]></description>

</parameter>

<parameter>

<label>value2</label>

<description><![CDATA[int, char, byte]]></description>

</parameter>

<returns></returns>

<related>

&amp; (bitwise AND)

binary()

</related>

<availability>1.0</availability>

<type>Operator</type>

<partof>PDE</partof>

<level>Extended</level>

</root>