What Does the | Symbol Mean in Assembly?

[nothing909]

Homework Statement

mov.w   #WDTPW|WDTHOLD, &WDTCTL

What does the | symbol mean in assembly? I've been learning C and I've just recently started learning assembly. In C, the | symbol is a bitwise OR, but what does it mean in assembly?

 

[phinds]

the | symbol is a bitwise OR, but what does it mean in assembly?

The exact same thing that it means in C

Oh. Wait. Are you asking if the "|" has a different definition in asm?

EDIT: I was right in the first place. You could have Googled it.

http://ps-2.kev009.com/wisclibrary/...lib/aixassem/alangref/operators.htm#zze1d0ken

 

[CWatters]

Are you asking why a bitwise OR is performed?

 

[Mark44]

What does the | symbol mean in assembly? I've been learning C and I've just recently started learning assembly. In C, the | symbol is a bitwise OR, but what does it mean in assembly?

There is no such thing as generic "assembly." Each processor family (Intel/AMD x86, Intel Itanium, Motorola 68000, ARM, MIPS, etc.) has its own assembly language. You have to specify which kind of assembly language you're working with.