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ActionScript 2.0 Language Reference > ActionScript language elements > Operators > |= bitwise OR assignment operator

|= bitwise OR assignment operator

expression1 |= expression2

Assigns expression1 the value of expression1 | expression2. For example, the following two statements are equivalent:

x |= y;
x = x | y; 

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 5

Operands

expression1 : Number - A number or variable.

expression2 : Number - A number or variable.

Returns

Number - The result of the bitwise operation.

Example

The following example uses the bitwise OR assignment (|=) operator:

// 15 decimal = 1111 binary 
var x:Number = 15; 
// 9 decimal = 1001 binary 
var y:Number = 9; 
// 1111 |= 1001 = 1111 
trace(x |= y); // returns 15 decimal (1111 binary) 

See also

& bitwise AND operator, &= bitwise AND assignment operator, ^ bitwise XOR operator, ^= bitwise XOR assignment operator, | bitwise OR operator, |= bitwise OR assignment operator, ~ bitwise NOT operator

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