Bitwise Or (Spatial Analyst)
Summary
Performs a Bitwise Or operation on the binary values of two input rasters.
Illustration
Usage
Two inputs are necessary for this bitwise operation to take place.
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The order of inputs is irrelevant for this tool.
If an input is floating-point, the values are converted to integer values through truncation before the bitwise operation is performed.
In bitwise operations:
- Binary values are stored in two's complement.
- The tools work on 32-bit integers.
- The leftmost bit position is reserved for the sign (positive or negative) of the value. If the integer is positive, the bit position is 0; if it's negative, the bit position is 1.
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The Bitwise Or operation treats the sign bit as it would any other bit. If one or both inputs for a cell location are negative, the output is negative; if both inputs are positive, the output is positive.
Syntax
Parameter | Explanation | Data Type |
in_raster_or_constant1 | The first input to use in this bitwise operation. A number can be used as an input for this parameter, provided a raster is specified for the other parameter. To be able to specify a number for both inputs, the cell size and extent must first be set in the environment. | Raster Layer | Constant |
in_raster_or_constant2 | The second input to use in this bitwise operation. A number can be used as an input for this parameter, provided a raster is specified for the other parameter. To be able to specify a number for both inputs, the cell size and extent must first be set in the environment. | Raster Layer | Constant |
Return Value
Name | Explanation | Data Type |
out_raster |
The output raster. The cell values are the result of a Bitwise Or operation on the two inputs. | Raster |
Code Sample
This example performs a Bitwise Or operation on two GRID rasters.
import arcpy from arcpy import env from arcpy.sa import * env.workspace = "C:/sapyexamples/data" outBitwiseOr = BitwiseOr("degs", "negs") outBitwiseOr.save("C:/sapyexamples/output/outbitor")
This example performs a Bitwise Or operation on two GRID rasters and outputs the result as a TIFF.
# Name: BitwiseOr_Ex_02.py # Description: Performs a Bitwise Or operation on the binary values # of two input rasters # Requirements: Spatial Analyst Extension # Author: ESRI # Import system modules import arcpy from arcpy import env from arcpy.sa import * # Set environment settings env.workspace = "C:/sapyexamples/data" # Set local variables inRaster1 = "degs" inRaster2 = "negs" # Check out the ArcGIS Spatial Analyst extension license arcpy.CheckOutExtension("Spatial") # Execute BitwiseOr outBitwiseOr = BitwiseOr(inRaster1, inRaster2) # Save the output outBitwiseOr.save("C:/sapyexamples/output/outbitwiseor.tif")