Bitwise exclusive OR in Oracle

Question

In SQL Server I have been using the ^ symbol, however that doesn\'t seem to work in Oracle.

How do I do a bitwise exc

Answer 1

From the docs:

function bitor(p1 number, p2 number) return number is
begin
  return p1-bitand(p1,p2)+p2;
end;

function bitxor(p1 number, p2 number) return number is
begin
  return bitor(p1,p2)-bitand(p1,p2);
end;

To see that these work, follow the logic with just 0s and 1s for input, and then not that there are no borrow or caries.

-- MarkusQ

Answer 2

There's no easy way.

You may cast string HEX values into RAW values and use UTL_RAW:

SELECT UTL_RAW.bit_xor(HEXTORAW(TO_CHAR(1, 'FMX')), HEXTORAW(TO_CHAR(2, 'FMX')))
FROM dual

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Answer 3

There is the BITAND operator:

select bitand(49,54)+0 from dual;

You can build up the other operators from it.