Java xor operator with example programs

Java Bitwise XOR operator:

• Java bit wise Xor operator operates on bits of numbers.
• It will be represented as "^".
• XOR will return true if  both bits are different.
•  For example 1 XOR 0 gives 1. Ex: 1^0=1.
• 0^1=1.

Java Bitwise Xor:

Program#1:Java Example program on two integer numbers Xor operation.

1. package com.Xorinjava;
2. public class XOR {
3.     /**
4.     * Xor in java Xor example program
5.     * @author www.instanceofjava.com
6.     */
7.     public static void main(String[] args) {
8.         int a=1;
9.         int b=0;
10.         int c= a^b;
11.         
12.         System.out.println(c);
13.  
14.     }
15.  
16. }

Output:

1. 1

Program #2: java xor boolean expression : java example program

1. package com.Xorinjava;
2.  
3. public class XOR {
4.     /**
5.     * Xor in java boolean Xor example program
6.     * @author www.instanceofjava.com
7.     */
8. public static void main(String[] args) {
9.         boolean a=true;
10.         boolean b=false;
11.         boolean c= a^b;
12.         
13.         System.out.println(c);
14.         
15.         System.out.println(false^false);
16.         System.out.println(true^true);
17.  
18.     }
19.  
20. }

Output:

1. true
2. false
3. false

Program #3: java xor boolean expression and integer : java example program Using Eclipse IDE.

Java Xor Strings:

• Gives compile time error.
• The operator ^ is undefined for the argument type(s) java.lang.String, java.lang.String

Program #4: Java Xor of two strings

1. package com.Xorinjava;
2. public class XOR {
3.     /**
4.     * Xor in java boolean Xor example program
5.     * @author www.instanceofjava.com
6.     */
7.     public static void main(String[] args) {
8.         String str="a";
9.         String str1="b";
10.         System.out.println(str^str1);// compile time error: The operator ^ is undefined for the
11. argument type(s) java.lang.String, java.lang.String
12.  
13.     }
14.  
15. }

 Xor of Binary Strings:

Program #5: Java xor of two binary strings.

1. package com.Xorinjava;
2. public class XOR {
3.     /**
4.     * Xor in java String bits Xor example program
5.     * @author www.instanceofjava.com
6.     */
7.     public static void main(String[] args) {
8.         String str1="1010100101";
9.         String str2="1110000101";
10.         StringBuffer sb=new StringBuffer();
11.         
12.         for (int i = 0; i < str1.length(); i++) {
13.             
14.             sb.append(str1.charAt(i)^str2.charAt(i));
15.             
16.         }
17.        System.out.println(sb);
18.     }
19.  
20. }

Output:

1. 0100100000