BigInteger.BitwiseAnd Operator
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Performs a bitwise And operation on two BigInteger values.
Namespace: System.Numerics
Assembly: System.Numerics (in System.Numerics.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Shared Operator And ( _
left As BigInteger, _
right As BigInteger _
) As BigInteger
public static BigInteger operator &(
BigInteger left,
BigInteger right
)
Parameters
- left
Type: System.Numerics.BigInteger
The first value.
- right
Type: System.Numerics.BigInteger
The second value.
Return Value
Type: System.Numerics.BigInteger
The result of the bitwise And operation.
Remarks
The BitwiseAnd method defines the bitwise And operation for BigInteger values. The bitwise And operation sets a result bit only if the corresponding bits in left and right are also set, as shown in the following table.
Bit in left |
Bit in right |
Bit in result |
---|---|---|
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
The BitwiseAnd method enables code such as the following:
Dim number1 As BigInteger = BigInteger.Add(Int64.MaxValue, Int32.MaxValue)
Dim number2 As BigInteger = BigInteger.Pow(Byte.MaxValue, 10)
Dim result As BigInteger = number1 And number2
BigInteger number1 = BigInteger.Add(Int64.MaxValue, Int32.MaxValue);
BigInteger number2 = BigInteger.Pow(Byte.MaxValue, 10);
BigInteger result = number1 & number2;
The BitwiseAnd method performs the bitwise And operation on two BigInteger values as if they were both in two's complement representation with virtual sign extension.
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4
Platforms
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