In <1c175da2-79f4-40ed-803f-217dc935d...@m8g2000yqo.googlegroups.com> Archard
Lias <archardl...@googlemail.com> writes:
> > > return <statement> | <statement>
> >
> > It's simply a bitwise OR.
> Yes, but how does it get determined, which one actually gets returned?
Neither value is returned on its own; the bitwise OR of both values is
computed and that value is returned.
It seems that you don't understand what the term "bitwise or" means.
Perhaps a Google search might help.
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