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bitOr()

Syntax

bitOr(integer1, integer2)

Description

Function; converts the two specified integers to 32-bit binary numbers and returns a binary number whose digits are 1's in the positions where either number had a 1, and 0's in every other position. The result is the new binary number, which Lingo displays as a base 10 integer.

Integer

Binary number (abbreviated)

5

0101

6

0110

Result

7

0111


Example

This statement compares the 32-bit binary versions of 5 and 6 and returns the result as an integer:

put bitOr(5, 6)
-- 7

See also

bitNot(), bitAnd(), bitXor()