The following operators can be used on all unscaled integer data types, in both Sybase IQ and Adaptive Server Enterprise.
Operator |
Description |
|---|---|
& |
AND |
| |
OR |
^ |
EXCLUSIVE OR |
~ |
NOT |
Bit 1 |
Bit 2 |
Bit 1 & Bit 2 |
|---|---|---|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
The AND operator compares 2 bits. If they are both 1, the result is 1.
Bit 1 |
Bit 2 |
Bit 1 | Bit 2 |
|---|---|---|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
The OR operator compares 2 bits. If one or the other bit is 1, the result is 1.
The EXCLUSIVE OR operator results in a 1 when either of its two operands is 1 but not both.
Bit 1 |
Bit 2 |
Bit 1 ^Bit 2 |
|---|---|---|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
The NOT operator is a unary operator that returns the inverse of its operand.
Bit |
~ Bit |
|---|---|
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
