BitArray.Xor Method (System.Collections)

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BitArray.Xor Method

Performs the bitwise exclusive OR operation on the elements in the current BitArray against the corresponding elements in the specified BitArray.

Namespace:  System.Collections
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Function Xor ( _
	value As BitArray _
) As BitArray
C#
public BitArray Xor(
	BitArray value
)
Visual C++
public:
BitArray^ Xor(
	BitArray^ value
)
F#
member Xor : 
        value:BitArray -> BitArray 

Parameters

value
Type: System.Collections.BitArray
The BitArray with which to perform the bitwise exclusive OR operation.

Return Value

Type: System.Collections.BitArray
The current instance containing the result of the bitwise exclusive OR operation on the elements in the current BitArray against the corresponding elements in the specified BitArray.
Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

value is null.

ArgumentException

value and the current BitArray do not have the same number of elements.

Remarks

The bitwise exclusive OR operation returns true if exactly one operand is true, and returns false if both operands have the same Boolean value.

This method is an O(n) operation, where n is Count.

Examples

The following code example shows how to apply XOR to two BitArray instances.

Visual Basic

Imports System
Imports System.Collections
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic

Public Class SamplesBitArray    

    Public Shared Sub Main()

        ' Creates and initializes two BitArrays of the same size.
        Dim myBA1 As New BitArray(4)
        Dim myBA2 As New BitArray(4)
        myBA1(0) = False
        myBA1(1) = False
        myBA1(2) = True
        myBA1(3) = True
        myBA2(0) = False
        myBA2(2) = False
        myBA2(1) = True
        myBA2(3) = True

        ' Performs a bitwise XOR operation between BitArray instances of the same size.
        Console.WriteLine("Initial values")
        Console.Write("myBA1:")
        PrintValues(myBA1, 8)
        Console.Write("myBA2:")
        PrintValues(myBA2, 8)
        Console.WriteLine()

        Console.WriteLine("Result")
        Console.Write("XOR:")
        PrintValues(myBA1.Xor(myBA2), 8)
        Console.WriteLine()

        Console.WriteLine("After XOR")
        Console.Write("myBA1:")
        PrintValues(myBA1, 8)
        Console.Write("myBA2:")
        PrintValues(myBA2, 8)
        Console.WriteLine()

        ' Performing XOR between BitArray instances of different sizes returns an exception.
        Try
            Dim myBA3 As New BitArray(8)
            myBA3(0) = False
            myBA3(1) = False
            myBA3(2) = False
            myBA3(3) = False
            myBA3(4) = True
            myBA3(5) = True
            myBA3(6) = True
            myBA3(7) = True
            myBA1.Xor(myBA3)
        Catch myException As Exception
            Console.WriteLine("Exception: " + myException.ToString())
        End Try
    End Sub

    Public Shared Sub PrintValues(myList As IEnumerable, myWidth As Integer)
        Dim i As Integer = myWidth
        Dim obj As [Object]
        For Each obj In  myList
            If i <= 0 Then
                i = myWidth
                Console.WriteLine()
            End If
            i -= 1
            Console.Write("{0,8}", obj)
        Next obj
        Console.WriteLine()
    End Sub 'PrintValues

End Class


' This code produces the following output.
' 
' Initial values
' myBA1:   False   False    True    True
' myBA2:   False    True   False    True
' 
' Result
' XOR:   False    True    True   False
' 
' After XOR
' myBA1:   False    True    True   False
' myBA2:   False    True   False    True
' 
' Exception: System.ArgumentException: Array lengths must be the same.
'    at System.Collections.BitArray.Xor(BitArray value)
'    at SamplesBitArray.Main()



C#

using System;
using System.Collections;
public class SamplesBitArray  {

   public static void Main()  {

      // Creates and initializes two BitArrays of the same size.
      BitArray myBA1 = new BitArray( 4 );
      BitArray myBA2 = new BitArray( 4 );
      myBA1[0] = myBA1[1] = false;
      myBA1[2] = myBA1[3] = true;
      myBA2[0] = myBA2[2] = false;
      myBA2[1] = myBA2[3] = true;

      // Performs a bitwise XOR operation between BitArray instances of the same size.
      Console.WriteLine( "Initial values" );
      Console.Write( "myBA1:" );
      PrintValues( myBA1, 8 );
      Console.Write( "myBA2:" );
      PrintValues( myBA2, 8 );
      Console.WriteLine();

      Console.WriteLine( "Result" );
      Console.Write( "XOR:" );
      PrintValues( myBA1.Xor( myBA2 ), 8 );
      Console.WriteLine();

      Console.WriteLine( "After XOR" );
      Console.Write( "myBA1:" );
      PrintValues( myBA1, 8 );
      Console.Write( "myBA2:" );
      PrintValues( myBA2, 8 );
      Console.WriteLine();

      // Performing XOR between BitArray instances of different sizes returns an exception.
      try  {
         BitArray myBA3 = new BitArray( 8 );
         myBA3[0] = myBA3[1] = myBA3[2] = myBA3[3] = false;
         myBA3[4] = myBA3[5] = myBA3[6] = myBA3[7] = true;
         myBA1.Xor( myBA3 );
      } catch ( Exception myException )  {
         Console.WriteLine("Exception: " + myException.ToString());
      }
   }


   public static void PrintValues( IEnumerable myList, int myWidth )  {
      int i = myWidth;
      foreach ( Object obj in myList ) {
         if ( i <= 0 )  {
            i = myWidth;
            Console.WriteLine();
         }
         i--;
         Console.Write( "{0,8}", obj );
      }
      Console.WriteLine();
   }

}


/* 
This code produces the following output.

Initial values
myBA1:   False   False    True    True
myBA2:   False    True   False    True

Result
XOR:   False    True    True   False

After XOR
myBA1:   False    True    True   False
myBA2:   False    True   False    True

Exception: System.ArgumentException: Array lengths must be the same.
   at System.Collections.BitArray.Xor(BitArray value)
   at SamplesBitArray.Main()

*/ 


Visual C++

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Collections;
void PrintValues( IEnumerable^ myList, int myWidth );
int main()
{

   // Creates and initializes two BitArrays of the same size.
   BitArray^ myBA1 = gcnew BitArray( 4 );
   BitArray^ myBA2 = gcnew BitArray( 4 );
   myBA1[ 0 ] = false;
   myBA1[ 1 ] = false;
   myBA1[ 2 ] = true;
   myBA1[ 3 ] = true;
   myBA2[ 0 ] = false;
   myBA2[ 1 ] = true;
   myBA2[ 2 ] = false;
   myBA2[ 3 ] = true;

   // Performs a bitwise XOR operation between BitArray instances of the same size.
   Console::WriteLine( "Initial values" );
   Console::Write( "myBA1:" );
   PrintValues( myBA1, 8 );
   Console::Write( "myBA2:" );
   PrintValues( myBA2, 8 );
   Console::WriteLine();
   Console::WriteLine( "Result" );
   Console::Write( "XOR:" );
   PrintValues( myBA1->Xor( myBA2 ), 8 );
   Console::WriteLine();
   Console::WriteLine( "After XOR" );
   Console::Write( "myBA1:" );
   PrintValues( myBA1, 8 );
   Console::Write( "myBA2:" );
   PrintValues( myBA2, 8 );
   Console::WriteLine();

   // Performing XOR between BitArray instances of different sizes returns an exception.
   try
   {
      BitArray^ myBA3 = gcnew BitArray( 8 );
      myBA3[ 0 ] = false;
      myBA3[ 1 ] = false;
      myBA3[ 2 ] = false;
      myBA3[ 3 ] = false;
      myBA3[ 4 ] = true;
      myBA3[ 5 ] = true;
      myBA3[ 6 ] = true;
      myBA3[ 7 ] = true;
      myBA1->Xor( myBA3 );
   }
   catch ( Exception^ myException ) 
   {
      Console::WriteLine( "Exception: {0}", myException );
   }

}

void PrintValues( IEnumerable^ myList, int myWidth )
{
   int i = myWidth;
   IEnumerator^ myEnum = myList->GetEnumerator();
   while ( myEnum->MoveNext() )
   {
      Object^ obj = safe_cast<Object^>(myEnum->Current);
      if ( i <= 0 )
      {
         i = myWidth;
         Console::WriteLine();
      }

      i--;
      Console::Write( "{0,8}", obj );
   }

   Console::WriteLine();
}

/* 
 This code produces the following output.

 Initial values
 myBA1:   False   False    True    True
 myBA2:   False    True   False    True

 Result
 XOR:   False    True    True   False

 After XOR
 myBA1:   False    True    True   False
 myBA2:   False    True   False    True

 Exception: System.ArgumentException: Array lengths must be the same.
    at System.Collections.BitArray.Xor(BitArray value)
    at SamplesBitArray.Main()

 */


Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library
Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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