bitwise.not

Description

Performs a bitwise NOT operation (one’s complement) on an integer, inverting all bits.

Syntax

flex.bitwise.not(a)

Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description | |———–|——|———-|————-| | a | number (integer) | Yes | The operand to invert |

Returns

Type: number (integer)

The result of the bitwise NOT operation (one’s complement).

Examples

Example 1: Basic NOT Operation

RETURN flex.bitwise.not(5) AS result

Output:

result
------
-6

(Binary: NOT 0101 = …11111010 in 32-bit two’s complement = -6)

Example 2: Inverting All Bits

RETURN flex.bitwise.not(0) AS result

Output:

result
------
-1

(All bits become 1 in two’s complement = -1)

Example 3: Double NOT Returns Original

WITH 42 AS value
RETURN flex.bitwise.not(flex.bitwise.not(value)) AS restored

Output:

restored
--------
42

Notes

• Operates on 32-bit signed integers in JavaScript
• Result uses two’s complement representation
• NOT operation inverts all bits including sign bit
• Formula: ~n = -(n + 1)
• Less commonly used than AND, OR, XOR in typical applications

See Also

• bitwise.and - Bitwise AND operation
• bitwise.or - Bitwise OR operation
• bitwise.xor - Bitwise XOR operation