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Bitwise XOR assignment (^=) - JavaScript | MDN

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

console.log(a); // 00000000000000000000000000000110
// Expected output: 6

Syntax

js

x ^= y

Description

x ^= y is equivalent to x = x ^ y, except that the expression x is only evaluated once.

Examples

Using bitwise XOR assignment

js

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

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

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

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

let c = 5n;
c ^= 3n;
console.log(c); // 6n

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript® 2026 Language Specification
# sec-assignment-operators

Browser compatibility

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