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BITXOR¶
Returns the bitwise XOR of two numeric expressions.
- Aliases:
BIT_XOR
- See also:
Syntax¶
BITXOR( <expr1> , <expr2> )
Arguments¶
expr1
This expression must evaluate to a data type that can be cast to
INTEGER
.expr2
This expression must evaluate to a data type that can be cast to
INTEGER
.
Returns¶
Returns an integer that represents the bitwise XOR of the input expressions.
Usage Notes¶
If the data type of either argument is numeric but not
INTEGER
(e.g. FLOAT, DECIMAL, etc.), then the argument is cast toINTEGER
.If the data type of either argument is a string (e.g.
VARCHAR
), then the argument is cast toINTEGER
if possible. For example, the string ‘12.3’ is cast to 12. If the value cannot be cast toINTEGER
, then the value is treated as NULL.If either value is NULL, the result is NULL.
Examples¶
This example shows how to use BITAND()
, BITOR()
, and BITXOR()
:
Create a simple table and data:
CREATE TABLE bits (ID INTEGER, bit1 INTEGER, bit2 INTEGER);INSERT INTO bits (ID, bit1, bit2) VALUES ( 11, 1, 1), -- Bits are all the same. ( 24, 2, 4), -- Bits are all different. ( 42, 4, 2), -- Bits are all different. ( 1624, 16, 24), -- Bits overlap. (65504, 0, 65504), -- Lots of bits (all but the low 6 bits) ( 0, NULL, NULL) -- No bits ;Execute the query:
SELECT bit1, bit2, BITAND(bit1, bit2), BITOR(bit1, bit2), BITXOR(bit1, BIT2) FROM bits ORDER BY bit1;Output:
+------+-------+--------------------+-------------------+--------------------+ | BIT1 | BIT2 | BITAND(BIT1, BIT2) | BITOR(BIT1, BIT2) | BITXOR(BIT1, BIT2) | |------+-------+--------------------+-------------------+--------------------| | 0 | 65504 | 0 | 65504 | 65504 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | | 16 | 24 | 16 | 24 | 8 | | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | +------+-------+--------------------+-------------------+--------------------+