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I could not understand the meaning of |=. Could you explain it?

Eric Bal
– Eric Bal

2015-04-20 11:25:49 +00:00
Commented Apr 20, 2015 at 11:25
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Of course. The statement a = a | b (where | is the bitwise or-operator) can be shortened to a |= b.

oschoudhury
– oschoudhury

2015-04-20 11:40:25 +00:00
Commented Apr 20, 2015 at 11:40
Nice answer - might be a good idea to move the comment into the answer itself, because comments should be considered volatile...

J Richard Snape
– J Richard Snape

2015-04-20 15:36:26 +00:00
Commented Apr 20, 2015 at 15:36

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