What does the ampersand do in a print statement?

Asked Mar 08 '14 at 20:34

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& = Check both statements. && = Check one statement.

I understand the use of the ampersand as an operand but I have no idea how or why it would be used in a print statement.

Take Java for example:

System.out.println(10 & 7);

This outputs 2. Why does this output 2?

asked Mar 08 '14 at 20:34

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maybe http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8691693/bitwise-operator-and-single-ampersand will help – dav1dsm1th Mar 08 '14 at 20:37
I know the use of & in an IF statement. How does it work in a print statement? I really have no idea why 2 would be the result of 10 and 7. – undefined Mar 08 '14 at 20:40
the single ampersand is doing a "bitwise and" see this answer for an example - http://stackoverflow.com/a/7199886/2766872 – dav1dsm1th Mar 08 '14 at 20:44
That answers it, thanks! – undefined Mar 08 '14 at 20:48
you are welcome. not sure how a question like this will ever get closed though - as I didn't provide an answer - and the answer is not on this thread... – dav1dsm1th Mar 08 '14 at 20:50
Why not put the information from your comments into an answer, so it can be upvoted and accepted? – Adam Liss Mar 08 '14 at 21:11

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