byteNot

Type

operator

Summary

Performs a "bitwise not" operation on each bit of a string of binary data.

Syntax

byteNot <data>

Description

Use the byteNot operator to operate directly on the bits of a binary string.

For each bit of data, LiveCode performs an not operation with the corresponding to produce a result. A bit is 1 if the corresponding bits of data is 0. A bit is 0 if the corresponding bits of data is 1.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
data		binary data, or an expression that evaluates to binary data

Examples

/*  Data represented in memory as 00000010 00000001 */
local tData
put numToByte(2) & numToByte(1) into tData

/* Result represented in memory as 1111101 1111110 */
local tResult
put byteNot tData into tResult

/* Equivalent to using bitNot and then converting to data */
put tResult is numToByte((bitNot 2) bitAnd 0xFF) & numToByte((bitNot 1) bitAnd 0xFF) -- true

Related

glossary: operation, operator, bit, binary, operand, binary data

operator: not, byteNot

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 10.0

OS

mac

windows

linux

ios

android

Platforms

desktop

server

mobile