Professional JavaScript For Web Developers

ECMAScript Basics
First, look at the true 32-bit representation of –64. To do so, you need to create an unsigned version of the
number, which can be attained by using unsigned right shift with a bit count of 0:
var iUnsigned64 = 64 >>> 0;
Then, to get the actual bit representation, use the toString() method of the Number type with a
radix of 2:
alert(iUnsigned64.toString(2));
This yields a value of 11111111111111111111111111000000, which is the two’s complement representation of
–64 for a signed integer, but it is equal to 4294967232 as an unsigned integer. For this reason, use caution
with the unsigned right shift operator.
Boolean operators
Almost as important as equality operators, Boolean operators are what make a programming language
function. Without the capability to test relationships between two values, statements such as if...else
and loops wouldn’t be useful. There are three Boolean operators: NOT, AND, and OR.
Logical NOT
The logical NOT operator in ECMAScript is the same as in C and Java, indicated by an exclamation
point (!). Unlike logical OR and logical AND operators, the logical NOT always returns a Boolean value.
The logical NOT operator behaves in the following way:
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If the operand is an object, false is returned.
If the operand is the number 0, true is returned.
If the operand is any number other than 0, false is returned.
If the operand is null, true is returned.
If the operand is NaN, true is returned.
If the operand is undefined, an error occurs.
This operator is typically used in control loops (discussed later):
var bFound = false;
var i = 0;
while (!bFound) {
if (aValues[i] == vSearchValue) {
bFound = true;
} else {
i++;
}
}
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