Overview

In this tutorial, we will learn about the Java Bitwise OR operator with a simple Java program. The bitwise OR operator produces 1 if one or both of the corresponding bits in its operands are 1 and 0 if both of the corresponding bits are 0. The (|) is the bitwise OR operation symbol.

Table

The outcomes table with the bitwise OR operator is shown as follows:

Operand: A	Operand: B	Bitwise OR: A | B
0	0	0
0	1	1
1	0	1
1	1	1

The OR operator returns one in all cases except when the bits of both operands are zero.

Sample Program

Sample demo program to illustrate the operator usage.

/* 
 * Java Program to demonstrate 
 * Bitwise OR Operator.
 * Java Tutorials -- www.TestingDocs.com 
 */
public class BitwiseORDemo {
 public static void main(String args[])
 {
 //Declare two variables
 int A = 1;
 int B = 0; 
 System.out.println("A | B =: " + (A | B));
 A = 0;
 B = 0;
 System.out.println("A | B =: " + (A | B));
 }
}

Sample output

A | B =: 1
A | B =: 0

 

The above program displays the two rows of the outcome table. Modify the A and B values to check the other rows of the outcome table for the OR operator.

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