^ meaning in c language
^ symbol meaning of c language
^ symbol meaning of c language
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It's NOT an exponent, like it is in other languages...
In C, the ^ is "Exclusive OR" (XOR). That means 'either one or the other, but not both'.
In binary,
1 ^ 1 = 0
1 ^ 0 = 1
0 ^ 1 = 1
0 ^ 0 = 0
Bitwise:
00 ^ 00 = 00
00 ^ 01 = 01
00 ^ 11 = 11
01 ^ 01 = 00
01 ^ 00 = 01
11 ^ 00 = 11
11 ^ 01 = 10
etc ...Last edited by mbizup; Nov 19 '15, 10:53 AM. Reason: Added examples to show bitwise XORs on more digits.
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