How to do xor in java with example

Yolanda 70 Published: 08/19/2024

How to do xor in java with example

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Here's how to perform XOR operation in Java with an example:

In computer science, XOR (Exclusive OR) is a binary operation that takes two bits and produces an output of 1 if the inputs are different, and 0 otherwise. In Java, you can use the ^ operator to implement XOR logic.

Let's say we have two integer variables a and b, and we want to perform XOR operation on them. Here's how you can do it:

public class Main {

public static void main(String[] args) {

int a = 5; // binary: 101

int b = 3; // binary: 011

int result = a ^ b;

System.out.println("Result of XOR operation: " + result);

// Binary representation of the result:

// For integer values, you can use Java's built-in toBinaryString() method.

String binA = Integer.toBinaryString(a);

String binB = Integer.toBinaryString(b);

String binResult = Integer.toBinaryString(result);

System.out.println("Binary representation of a: " + binA);

System.out.println("Binary representation of b: " + binB);

System.out.println("Binary representation of the result: " + binResult);

}

}

When you run this Java program, it will output:

Result of XOR operation: 6

Binary representation of a: 101

Binary representation of b: 011

Binary representation of the result: 110

In binary representation, the XOR operation can be visualized as follows:

a: 101

b: 011

Result (XOR):

101 ^ 011 = 110

As you can see from the output and the binary representation, the ^ operator performs the XOR operation correctly. The result is 6, which in binary is 110.

This example demonstrates how to perform XOR operation in Java using the ^ operator. You can apply this logic to any integer variables.

I hope that helps!

How to use XOR in Java array?

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The XOR (Exclusive OR) operator is not directly applicable to arrays in the classical sense. However, you can use it to perform bit-level operations on individual elements of an array. Here's how:

Let's say we have an integer array int[] arr = {1, 2, 3, 4} and we want to XOR each element with a constant value, say 5.

You can achieve this using a loop:

int result = 0;

for (int i : arr) {

result ^= i + 5; // perform XOR operation on each element

}

System.out.println(result);

In this example, we initialize a variable result to zero. Then, we iterate through the array and for each element, we add 5 to it, then XOR it with the current value of result. This effectively performs the XOR operation on each element with 5.

If you want to perform XOR operations between individual elements of the array, you can do so by using a loop:

int result = 0;

for (int i = 0; i < arr.length - 1; i++) {

for (int j = i + 1; j < arr.length; j++) {

int xorResult = arr[i] ^ arr[j];

System.out.println("XOR of " + arr[i] + " and " + arr[j] + ": " + xorResult);

}

}

In this example, we iterate through the array using two nested loops. For each pair of elements, we perform the XOR operation and print the result.

While these examples demonstrate how to use XOR in Java arrays, it's essential to remember that the actual application of XOR depends on your specific problem or requirement.

I hope this answers your question!