processing/processing-web-archive

Bitwise XOR is currently missing.

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chandlerklebs commented

I am a hobbyist programmer who just learned to use processing for some fun projects. I love the reference.

I noticed that the reference includes pages for the bitshift and bitwise AND and OR operators. I hope that the bitwise XOR operator is also added to the reference. I already know all about how to use it, but for someone new to programming entirely, it might help to know how useful the ^ operator is. It has been a part of C, C++, Java, and JavaScript for years.

aengelke commented

According to the comment from @REAS according ++x, this doesn't seem to be "essential".

REAS commented

We try for a balance with the reference between documenting essential syntax, but not overwhelming new users with too many options. The Processing Reference is aimed at new programmers. XOR is a feature of Java and not Processing, so we feel advanced and intermediate users should look for that documentation in a Java reference. Thank you for the suggestion.