Overview
Bitwise operators allow you to manipulate the bits of one or more operands. The following are the types of bitwise operators:
Operator
Meaning
&
bitwise AND
~
bitwise NOT
|
bitwise OR
^
bitwise exclusive OR
The storage length of the expression is a key factor to be considered while performing a bitwise operation.
The following are the data types supported for bitwise operations:
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BIT
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TINYINT
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SMALLINT
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INTEGER
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BIGINT
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UTINYINT
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USMALLINT
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UINTEGER
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UBIGINT