Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/Bitwise XOR assignment

The bitwise XOR assignment operator (^=) uses the binary representation of both operands, does a bitwise XOR operation on them and assigns the result to the variable.

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Syntax

Operator: x ^= y
Meaning:  x  = x ^ y

Examples

Using bitwise XOR assignment

let a = 5;      // 00000000000000000000000000000101
a ^= 3;         // 00000000000000000000000000000011

console.log(a); // 00000000000000000000000000000110
// 6

let b = 5;      // 00000000000000000000000000000101
b ^= 0;         // 00000000000000000000000000000000

console.log(b); // 00000000000000000000000000000101
// 5

Specifications

Specification

ECMAScript (ECMA-262)The definition of 'Assignment operators' in that specification.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile						Server
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet	Node.js
Bitwise XOR assignment (`x ^= y`)	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 1	IE Full support 3	Opera Full support 3	Safari Full support 1	WebView Android Full support 1	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android Full support 4	Opera Android Full support 10.1	Safari iOS Full support 1	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0	nodejs Full support 0.1.100

Legend

Full support: Full support