And

The binary operator and performs a logical conjunction. FPC also does a bitwise and when supplied with ordinal types.

Boolean operation

The operator and accepts to two Boolean type values. It is the logical conjunction written in classic logic as $A \land B$. Electrical engineers may write $A \times B$ or $A \cdot B$, or eliminating the multiplication sign altogether writing $AB$. However, the [[*|asterisk]] has a different meaning in programming. The Boolean and evaluates to true if and only if both operands are true.

Bitwise operation

FPC also defines a bitwise and. Taking two ordinal operands logical and is calculated bit by bit:

    1010'1100
and 0011'0100
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    0010'0100

comparative remarks

Depending on the compiler's specific implementation of the data type set, the intersection of sets virtually does the same as the bitwise and.

see also

• or

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