The bitwise XOR operator (^) is a binary operator that compares the corresponding bits of two operands and returns a new value where each bit is set to 1 if the

The bitwise XOR operator (^) is a binary operator that compares the corresponding bits of two operands and returns a new value where each bit is set to 1 if the corresponding bits of the operand are different, and 0 if they are the same. You may also think about XOR in a following way: Any “1” in B flips (inverts) the corresponding bit in A. It’s like a vectorized NOT operation for single bits. Also works the other way (xor is commutative, A^B === B^A). This way of thinking is helpful when you see expressions like: X ^ (1 << 3) X ^ 8 X ^ 0b1000 Which means “X with bit 3 flipped”. (3 means 4th from the right, as in …3210).