|= (bitwise OR assignment)

Availability

Flash Player 5.

Usage

expression1 |= expression2

Parameters

expression1,expression2 A number or variable.

Returns

None.

Description

Operator (bitwise compound assignment); assigns expression1 the value of expression1 | expression2. For example, the following two statements are the same:

x |= y;
x = x | y;

Example

The following example uses the |= operator:

// 15 decimal = 1111 binary
x = 15;
// 9 decimal = 1001 binary
y = 9;
trace(x |= y); 
// 1111 |= 1001
//  returns 15 decimal (= 1111 binary)