java.math.BigInteger or()
Description
Basically the or() method just do mathematical ‘or’ operation on this BigInteger and the method argument. Remember that or operation deals with binary. So the or() method does the conversion internally and perform the mathematical or and returns the equivalent BigInteger of the result.
Method Syntax
public BigInteger or(BigInteger val)
Method Argument
| Data Type | Parameter | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BigInteger | val | value to be OR’ed with this BigInteger. |
Method Returns
The or() method returns this | val
Compatibility
Requires Java 1.1 and up
Java BigInteger or() Example
Below is a java code demonstrates the use of or() method of BigInteger class. The example presented might be simple however it shows the behavior of the or() method.
package com.javatutorialhq.java.examples;
import java.math.BigInteger;
import java.util.Scanner;
/*
* A java example source code to demonstrate
* the use of or() method of BigInteger class
*/
public class BigIntegerOrExample {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// get user input
System.out.print("Enter the first value:");
Scanner s = new Scanner(System.in);
String firstInput = s.nextLine();
System.out.print("Enter the second value:");
String secondInput = s.nextLine();
s.close();
// convert the first String Input to BigInteger
BigInteger val1 = new BigInteger(firstInput);
// convert the second String Input to BigInteger
BigInteger val2 = new BigInteger(secondInput);
/*
* get the result of or() operation of first value
* and second value
*/
BigInteger val3 = val1.or(val2);
System.out.println("Result = "+val3);
}
}
This example is a lot simpler than it looks. Basically we ask for user input and converted this value into BigInteger. The two values entered by the user which has been converted to BigInteger is evaluated using the or() method. The result of the or operation is printed at the end of the code.
Sample Output
Below is the sample output when you run the above example.
