I thought that Math.pow(2,2) was equal to 2^2 but it is not. So what does ^ (caret) mean in JavaScript?
I was executing some tests in the console but didn't recognize the results:
2 ^ 2 = 0
2 ^ 3 = 1
1 ^ 2 = 3
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Aurora0001
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2[Bitwise XOR](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3618340/what-does-the-operator-do) – gtd Mar 19 '12 at 10:21
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1in **most** language its **bitwise XOR** – Shiplu Mokaddim Mar 19 '12 at 10:21
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Use operator ** for power (exponentiation) see https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5907063/javascript-exponents – Hans Dash Nov 23 '22 at 15:20
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It means bitwise XOR.
EDIT: Fixed link
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New link: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Expressions_and_Operators#Bitwise_operators – auipga Dec 30 '20 at 21:05
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@auipga This is a link to bitwise operators in general. I've fixed my link for bitwise XOR specifically. – Alexander Pavlov Jan 09 '21 at 19:45
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The ^ operator is bitwise XOR, you have more information in MDN: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Bitwise_Operators
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That operator performs the logical XOR operation. (out bit is 1 when both input bits are different).
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This is the bitwise XOR operator, which returns a one for each position where one (not both) of the corresponding bits of its operands is a one. The next example returns 4 (0100):
Code:
result = a ^ b;
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