Bit operations

&
001101 //pos = 3
^
1 << pos
001000
~
110111
&
001101
000101
bit & ~(1 << pos);
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|
001101 //pos = 4
^
1 << pos
010000
|
001101
011101
bit | (1 << pos);
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^
001101 //pos = 3
^
1 << pos
001000
^
001101
000101 // pos = 3
^
1 << pos
001000
^
000101
001101
bit ^ (1 << pos);
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//bit is the number, pos is the position to be changed
Change bit from 0 to 1: bit | (1 << pos);
Change bit from 1 to 0: bit & ~(1 << pos);
Invert bit at position, regardless of value: bit ^ (1 << pos);