C# Bitwise Operator With Ints

Question

What does this expression actually mean??

Note - the x and y vars are just sample values.

int x = 3; 
int y = 1; 

if ((x & y) !=0)

Answer 1

This checks whether x and y both have at least one common bit set. In the case of your example this would be the true.

Answer 2

It's comparing the bits in each value. It returns any bits that are set in both numbers.

In your example:

    3:  0011
    1:  0001

3 & 1:  0001

Answer 3

if ((x & y) != 0)

This would typically be used to determine whether the value x has a specific bit-flag (y) set. The AND operator returns an integer with only those bits set that are set in both operands.