OpenEuphoria

or_bits

<built-in> function or_bits(object a, object b) 

performs the bitwise OR operation on corresponding bits in two objects. A bit in the result will be 1 only if the corresponding bits in both arguments are both 0.

Parameters:

1. a : one of the objects involved
2. b : the second object

Returns:

An object, whose shape depends on the shape of both arguments. Each atom in this object is obtained by bitwise OR between atoms on both objects.

Comments:

The arguments must be representable as 32-bit numbers, either signed or unsigned.

If you intend to manipulate full 32-bit values, you should declare your variables as atom, rather than integer. Euphoria's integer type is limited to 31-bits.

Results are treated as signed numbers. They will be negative when the highest-order bit is 1.

Example 1:

 a = or_bits(#0F0F0000, #12345678) 
-- a is #1F3F5678 

Example 2:

 a = or_bits(#FF, {#123456, #876543, #2211}) 
-- a is {#1234FF, #8765FF, #22FF} 

See Also:

and_bits, xor_bits, not_bits, int_to_bits