On Sun, 2003-02-23 at 03:41, Beau E. Cox wrote:
> Hi -
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jdavis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 11:52 PM
> > To: perl
> > Subject: bitwise?
> >
> >
> > Hello,
> > Could someone explain what bitwise means? I am reading
> > up on Perl operators and I am seeing the term bitwise used for
> > the & and | operators. better yet could i get a little code
> > with a example of bitwise operators that a newbie could
> > assimilate.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > --
> > jd
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > Bad spellers of the world untie!
> >
>
> Just that: bit-by-bit!
>
> bit wise and, for example:
>
> 1011 0111
> & 0011 1110
> ---- ----
> 0011 0110
>
> bit wise or:
>
> 1011 0111
> & 0011 1110
> ---- ----
> 1011 1111
>
> See? The bit wise operations are carried out
> bit-by-bit regardless of how the data is used
> (as a character, binary number, decimal digit,
> floating point number, or whatever).
>
> Aloha => Beau;
>
> PS: I love your tidbit about bad spellers - I'm
> a charted meber! :)
thanks Beau-- I had to put that there before I had a
nice Mail-Client with a spell check :) Saved me a ration
of shit from all my user groups :)
Thanks all who replied...I think I get it...so if..
$name = jason
if( $name ~ /^j/ & $name ~ /n^/){
do code;
}
is this a example...?? are letters broke down into there
binary representative and then compared?
--
jd
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