bitwise.xor

Description

Performs a bitwise XOR (exclusive OR) operation on two integers. Each bit in the result is 1 if the corresponding bits in the operands are different.

Syntax 

flex.bitwise.xor(a, b)

Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description | |———–|——|———-|————-| | a | number (integer) | Yes | First operand | | b | number (integer) | Yes | Second operand |

Returns

Type: number (integer)

The result of the bitwise XOR operation.

Examples

Example 1: Basic XOR Operation 

RETURN flex.bitwise.xor(12, 10) AS result

Output:

result
------
6

(Binary: 1100 XOR 1010 = 0110 = 6)

Example 2: Toggling Bits 

WITH 5 AS value, 3 AS toggleMask
RETURN flex.bitwise.xor(value, toggleMask) AS toggled

Output:

toggled
-------
6

(Binary: 0101 XOR 0011 = 0110)

Example 3: Simple Encryption/Decryption 

WITH 42 AS data, 17 AS key
WITH flex.bitwise.xor(data, key) AS encrypted
RETURN flex.bitwise.xor(encrypted, key) AS decrypted

Output:

decrypted
---------
42

(XOR with same key twice returns original value)

Notes

  • Operates on 32-bit signed integers in JavaScript
  • Both operands are converted to integers if needed
  • XOR with same value twice returns the original value
  • Commonly used for toggling flags and simple encryption

See Also