What does the '|' operator do in javascript?

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2 | 3 //Output is 3
7 | 9 //Output is 15

I tried 2 | 3 in the console and I got an output of 3. When I did 7 | 9, the output is 15. How does it work?

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Bitwise_OR — Brian Lee, Nov 14 '20 at 05:05
Does this answer your question? [What are bitwise operators?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/276706/what-are-bitwise-operators), [What does this symbol mean in JavaScript?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9549780/what-does-this-symbol-mean-in-javascript) — John Kugelman, Nov 14 '20 at 05:06
See also: [Where would I use a bitwise operator in JavaScript?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/654057/where-would-i-use-a-bitwise-operator-in-javascript) — John Kugelman, Nov 14 '20 at 05:07

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Nov 14 '20 at 05:08

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It is the OR operator used for Bitwise Operations.

Example :

5 | 1

It will be the same as 0101 | 0001

Result: 0101 = 5

edited Nov 14 '20 at 05:08

yudhiesh

answered Nov 14 '20 at 05:06

Harshana

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