Equivalent to java | operator in kotlin

Question

If i want to return two Gravity values at same time in java, I do this:

private int rightCenterVertical() {
   return Gravity.RIGHT | Gravity.CENTER_VERTICAL;
}

How can that be transformed to kotlin code?

To be honest, I don't know how it's called the "|" operator from java that is used to mix two values and return both of them.

It's the bitwise OR operator. – tgdavies Oct 19 '22 at 11:31 — tgdavies, Oct 19 '22 at 11:31

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 19 '22 at 11:39

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In kotlin it is just called or so your code would look like this:

fun rightCenterVertical(): Int {
   return Gravity.RIGHT or Gravity.CENTER_VERTICAL
}

answered Oct 19 '22 at 11:39

Garuno

May be worth adding that, unlike Java, it's implemented as an infix function in the standard library, not an operator in the language syntax. Kotlin docs for it are [here](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-boolean/or.html). – gidds Oct 19 '22 at 21:28
That is correct, but in this case it is the bitwise or operator presumably between two Ints. Kotlin docs for the bitwise or are [here](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/or.html). – Garuno Oct 20 '22 at 06:51
(Whoops, yes, you're right of course!) Anyway, feel free to add that into your answer. – gidds Oct 20 '22 at 09:14

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