Discussion: Casting Spells with 1s and 0s
Execute the code to understand the output and gain insights into how to use the tilde operator to convert a floating-point number into an integer in JavaScript.
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Verifying the output
Now, it’s time to execute the code and observe the output.
Javascript (babel-node-es2024)
const x = ~~(7.9);console.log(x);
Bitwise NOT operator
The tilde (~) symbol in JavaScript is known as the bitwise NOT operator. It takes the binary representation of a number and flips all the bits, resulting in a new number. Now, the thing is, bitwise operators in JavaScript work with integers, not floating-point numbers.