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BigInteger.BitwiseOr Operator

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Performs a bitwise Or operation on two BigInteger values.

Namespace:  System.Numerics
Assembly:  System.Numerics (in System.Numerics.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Operator Or ( _
    left As BigInteger, _
    right As BigInteger _
) As BigInteger

public static BigInteger operator |(
    BigInteger left,
    BigInteger right
)

Parameters

Return Value

Type: System.Numerics.BigInteger
The result of the bitwise Or operation.

Remarks

The BitwiseOr method defines the bitwise Or operation for BigInteger values. The bitwise Or operation sets a result bit only if either or both of the corresponding bits in left and right are set, as shown in the following table.

Bit in left

Bit in right

Bit in result

0

0

0

1

0

1

1

1

1

0

1

1

The BitwiseOr method enables code such as the following:

Dim number1 As BigInteger = 10343901200000000000ul
Dim number2 As BigInteger = Byte.MaxValue
Dim result As BigInteger = number1 Or number2

BigInteger number1 = 10343901200000000000;
BigInteger number2 = Byte.MaxValue;
BigInteger result = number1 | number2;

The BitwiseOr method performs the bitwise Or operation on two BigInteger values as if they were both in two's complement representation with virtual sign extension.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4

Platforms

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