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<legacy_id>1331</legacy_id>

<name>bitOr</name>

<type>operator</type>

<syntax>

<example><i>number1</i> bitOr <i>number2</i></example>

</syntax>

<library></library>

<objects>

</objects>

<synonyms>

</synonyms>

<classification>

<category>Math, Logic, &amp; Dates</category>

</classification>

<references>

<operator tag="bitNot">bitNot Operator</operator>

<operator tag="or">or Operator</operator>

</references>

<history>

<introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>

</history>

<platforms>

<mac/>

<windows/>

<linux/>

<ios/>

<android/>

</platforms>

<classes>

<desktop/>

<server/>

<web/>

<mobile/>

</classes>

<security>

</security>

<summary>Performs a "bitwise or" <glossary tag="operation">operation</glossary> on the <glossary tag="binary">binary</glossary> representation of two numbers.</summary>

<examples>

<example>1 bitOr 0 <code><i>-- evaluates to 1</i></code></example>

<example>6 bitOr 2 <code><i>-- in binary: 110 bitOr 010; evaluates to 110; converted to 6</i></code></example>

</examples>

<description>

<p>Use the <b>bitOr</b> <glossary tag="operator">operator</glossary> to operate directly on the <glossary tag="bit">bits</glossary> of two numbers.</p><p/><p><b>Parameters:</b></p><p>The <i>number1</i> and <i>number2</i> are numbers, or <glossary tag="expression">expressions</glossary> that <glossary tag="evaluate">evaluate</glossary> to numbers, between zero and 4,294,967,295 (2^32 - 1).</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>To perform the <b>bitOr</b> <glossary tag="operation">operation</glossary>, LiveCode first converts both <glossary tag="operand">operands</glossary> to their <glossary tag="binary">binary</glossary> equivalent, a string of ones and zeroes. 1 is equivalent to true, and 0 is equivalent to false.</p><p/><p>For each bit of <i>number1</i>, LiveCode performs an <operator tag="or">or</operator> <glossary tag="operation">operation</glossary> with the corresponding <glossary tag="bit">bit</glossary> of <i>number2</i> to produce a result. A <glossary tag="bit">bit</glossary> is 0 if the corresponding <glossary tag="bit">bits</glossary> of <i>number1</i> and <i>number2</i> are both 0. Otherwise, the <glossary tag="bit">bit</glossary> is 1.</p><p/><p>Finally, the binary number thus created is converted back to decimal.</p>

</description>

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