I have in C++
r.bits[k] &= 0xFF ^ msk;
So in Java
r.bits[k] = r.bits[k] & 0xFF,
but what is the meaning of the caret symbol? msk also will contain hexadecimal values.
I know the caret symbol is a type of pointer in C++ but not sure what it is doing here.
Please explain.
The ^ symbol represents the bitwise XOR operator in C, C++. List of operators in C, C++.
The same operator is available for Java as well. XOR Operator in Java.