Quick lookup cheatsheet to demonstrate binary operators in C/C++

binary_operators_cheatsheet.md

Binary Operators

Reference Values

128	64	32	16	8	4	2	1	VALUE
0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	60
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	13

Dual Argument Operators

Type	Argument	Result	Value
and	60 & 13	0000 1100	12
or	60 | 13	0011 1101	61
xor	60 ^ 13	0011 0001	49

Single Argument Operators

Type	Argument	Result	Value
One's Compliment	~60	1100 0011	195

Shift Operators (move bits left or right by given number)

Type	Argument	Result	Value
Right Shift	60 >> 1	1001 1110	29
Left Shift	60 << 2	1111 0000	240

Useful Examples

• Using Bitflags for Setting Options