15.21 Bitwise and Logical Operators

The bitwise operators and logical operators include the AND operator &, exclusive OR operator ^, and inclusive OR operator |. These operators have different precedence, with & having the highest precedence and | the lowest precedence. Each of these operators is syntactically left-associative (each groups left-to-right). Each operator is commutative if the operand expressions have no side effects. Each operator is associative.

AndExpression:

	EqualityExpression

	AndExpression & EqualityExpression

ExclusiveOrExpression:

	AndExpression

	ExclusiveOrExpression ^ AndExpression

InclusiveOrExpression:

	ExclusiveOrExpression

	InclusiveOrExpression | ExclusiveOrExpression

The bitwise and logical operators may be used to compare two operands of numeric type or two operands of type boolean. All other cases result in a compile-time error.