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* To set the read-only flag in the flags variable,
the following code uses the bitwise OR:
*/
flags |= ReadOnlyFlag;
trace(flags);
/* To clear the read-only flag in the flags variable,
first construct a mask by using bitwise NOT on ReadOnlyFlag.
In the mask, every bit is a 1 except for the read-only flag.
Then, use bitwise AND with the mask to clear the read-only flag.
The following code constructs the mask and performs the bitwise AND:
*/
flags &= ~ReadOnlyFlag;
trace(flags);
// output: 0 1 0
See also
& bitwise AND operator, &= bitwise AND assignment operator, ^ bitwise XOR
operator, ^= bitwise XOR assignment operator, | bitwise OR operator, |=
bitwise OR assignment operator
| bitwise OR operator
expression1 | expression2
Converts expression1 and expression2 to 32-bit unsigned integers, and returns a 1 in each
bit position where the corresponding bits of either expression1 or expression2 are 1.
Floating-point numbers are converted to integers by discarding any digits after the decimal
point. The result is a new 32-bit integer.
Positive integers are converted to an unsigned hexadecimal value with a maximum value of
4294967295 or 0xFFFFFFFF; values larger than the maximum have their most significant
digits discarded when they are converted so the value is still 32-bit. Negative numbers are
converted to an unsigned hexadecimal value via the two's complement notation, with the
minimum being -2147483648 or 0x800000000; numbers less than the minimum are
converted to two's complement with greater precision and also have the most significant digits
discarded.
The return value is interpreted as a two's complement number with sign, so the return value
will be an integer in the range -2147483648 to 2147483647.
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 5
Operands
expression1 : Number - A number.
expression2 : Number - A number.
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