Bitwise Operators in C++

Bitwise Operators in C++ — a practical guide to C++ bitwise operators with clear examples you can reuse in real projects.

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Short description

Common for flags and low-level protocols.

Bitwise

unsigned flags = 0;
flags |= 1u << 3;
flags &= ~(1u << 3);