Bitwise expression (Definition)

An expression that applies in a bitwise manner.

Availability:

ECMAScript edition - 2
Property/method value type:Number primitive

Bitwise expressions perform a bit-by-bit operation across the entire integer width of the values.

See also:Bit-field, Bitwise AND (&), Bitwise AND then assign (&=), Expression

Cross-references:

ECMA 262 edition 2 - section - 11.7

ECMA 262 edition 2 - section - 11.10

ECMA 262 edition 3 - section - 11.7

ECMA 262 edition 3 - section - 11.10