What does the ^ operator do in Java?

Question

What function does the ^ (caret) operator serve in Java?

When I try this:

int a = 5^n;

...it gives me:

Answer 1

That is because you are using the xor operator.

In java, or just about any other language, ^ is bitwise xor, so of course,

10 ^ 1 = 11. more info about bitwise operators

It's interesting how Java and C# don't have a power operator.