What is the meaning of ^= operator in JS
javascript, operators
Solution
`myVar ^= 5` is the same as `myVar = myVar ^ 5`. `^` is the bitwise `xor` operator
Let's say `myVar` was set to 2
- 5 in binary is: 101
- 2 in binary is: 010
Exclusive "or" checks the first bit of both numbers and sees 1,0 and returns 1 then sees 0,1 and returns 1 and sees 1,0 and returns 1.
Thus 111 which converted back to decimal is 7
So `5^2` is 7
var myVar = 2;
myVar ^= 5;
alert(myVar); // 7
Problem
I am trying to figure out this operator on JS - ``` 'string' ^= 'string'; ``` But I can not find ant information. Is that a comparison or assignment ? Thanks.