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ee.Number.bitwiseXor
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Calculates the bitwise XOR of the input values.
| Usage | Returns | Number.bitwiseXor(right) | Number |
| Argument | Type | Details | this: left | Number | The left-hand value. |
right | Number | The right-hand value. |
Examples
Code Editor (JavaScript)
/**
* Unsigned 8-bit type example.
*
* 25 as binary: 00011001
* 21 as binary: 00010101
* Only one digit is 1?: 00001100
*
* 00001100 is unsigned 8-bit binary for 12.
*/
print(ee.Number(25).bitwiseXor(21));
Python setup
See the
Python Environment page for information on the Python API and using
geemap for interactive development.
import ee
import geemap.core as geemap
Colab (Python)
"""Unsigned 8-bit type example.
25 as binary: 00011001
21 as binary: 00010101
Only one digit is 1?: 00001100
00001100 is unsigned 8-bit binary for 12.
"""
print(ee.Number(25).bitwiseXor(21).getInfo())
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Last updated 2023-10-06 UTC.
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