xor.md

bitwise.xor

Description

Performs a bitwise XOR (exclusive OR) operation on two integers. Each bit in the result is 1 if the corresponding bits in the operands are different.

Syntax

flex.bitwise.xor(a, b)

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
a	number (integer)	Yes	First operand
b	number (integer)	Yes	Second operand

Returns

Type: number (integer)

The result of the bitwise XOR operation.

Examples

Example 1: Basic XOR Operation

RETURN flex.bitwise.xor(12, 10) AS result

Output:

result
------
6

(Binary: 1100 XOR 1010 = 0110 = 6)

Example 2: Toggling Bits

WITH 5 AS value, 3 AS toggleMask
RETURN flex.bitwise.xor(value, toggleMask) AS toggled

Output:

toggled
-------
6

(Binary: 0101 XOR 0011 = 0110)

Example 3: Simple Encryption/Decryption

WITH 42 AS data, 17 AS key
WITH flex.bitwise.xor(data, key) AS encrypted
RETURN flex.bitwise.xor(encrypted, key) AS decrypted

Output:

decrypted
---------
42

(XOR with same key twice returns original value)

Notes

• Operates on 32-bit signed integers in JavaScript
• Both operands are converted to integers if needed
• XOR with same value twice returns the original value
• Commonly used for toggling flags and simple encryption

See Also

• bitwise.and - Bitwise AND operation
• bitwise.or - Bitwise OR operation
• bitwise.not - Bitwise NOT operation