difference-between-some-operators-golang

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package main

import "fmt"

func main() {
    // Use bitwise OR | to get the bits that are in 1 OR 2
    // 1     = 00000001
    // 2     = 00000010
    // 1 | 2 = 00000011 = 3
    fmt.Println(1 | 2)

    // Use bitwise OR | to get the bits that are in 1 OR 5
    // 1     = 00000001
    // 5     = 00000101
    // 1 | 5 = 00000101 = 5
    fmt.Println(1 | 5)

    // Use bitwise XOR ^ to get the bits that are in 3 OR 6 BUT NOT BOTH
    // 3     = 00000011
    // 6     = 00000110
    // 3 ^ 6 = 00000101 = 5
    fmt.Println(3 ^ 6)

    // Use bitwise AND & to get the bits that are in 3 AND 6
    // 3     = 00000011
    // 6     = 00000110
    // 3 & 6 = 00000010 = 2
    fmt.Println(3 & 6)  

    // Use bit clear AND NOT &^ to get the bits that are in 3 AND NOT 6 (order matters)
    // 3      = 00000011
    // 6      = 00000110
    // 3 &^ 6 = 00000001 = 1
    fmt.Println(3 &^ 6)
}