Performs a bitwise exclusive OR on a variable and an expression and assigns the result to the variable.
Syntax
result ^= expression
Parameters
result
Any variable.
expression
Any expression.
Remarks
Using the ^= operator is exactly the same as specifying:
result = result ^ expression
The ^= operator looks at the binary representation of the values of two expressions and does a bitwise exclusive OR operation on them. The result of this operation behaves as follows:
0101 (result)
1100 (expression)
----
1001 (result)
When one, and only one, of the expressions has a 1 in a digit, the result has a 1 in that digit. Otherwise, the result has a 0 in that digit.
Requirements
Supported in the following document modes: Quirks, Internet Explorer 6 standards, Internet Explorer 7 standards, Internet Explorer 8 standards, Internet Explorer 9 standards, Internet Explorer 10 standards, Internet Explorer 11 standards. Also supported in Store apps (Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8.1). See Version Information.
See Also
Bitwise XOR Operator (^)
Operator Precedence
Operator Summary (JavaScript)