Is the ^ operator really the XOR operator in C#?

Question

I read that the ^ operator is the logical XOR operator in C#, but I also thought it was the "power of" operator. What is the explanation?

Solution

It is not the power of operator of C# since there is no such operator in C#. It is just the XOR operator.

For "power of", use Math.Pow.

As you can see from this page on the C# Operators, ^ is listed under the "Logical (boolean and bitwise)" category, which means it can both handle boolean values, and binary values (for bitwise XOR).

Comments

[RCIX]

hmm, then wherever i was using that operator as "power of" i'll have to fix at some point...

[Michael Stum]

Just to add: The PowerOf Function in C# is Math.Pow. msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.math.pow.aspx

[LukeH]

@RCIX: Didn't you notice any incorrect results when you were attempting to use ^ as the power-of operator?

[Christian Hayter]

^ is the "power of" operator in VB.NET.

[user247702]

@LukeH depends on the numbers you're working with I guess. I quickly noticed when my items with a height of 2 ^ 2 weren't visible.