Re: xor in PL/SQL

How about it Tom? Can you lobby on our behalf?

Daniel Morgan

Nuno Souto wrote:

> Finn Nova doodled thusly:
>
> >Xor is implemented in most CPUs. I don't understand why I should write
> >code (that will take a lot longer to execute) for an operation that is
> >already there as hardware.
>
> Well, strictly speaking it's not already there. Most CPU's can do XOR
> between two single words (32-bits in most cases). But when it comes
> to XOR of strings (of bytes or otherwise) most require code as well.
>
> Having said that, XOR in PL/SQL (and SQL) is long overdue. I lost
> count of the number of times I could have used it and had to dig out
> my Karnaugh maps to get an efficient XOR coded...
>
> Listening, Mr Oracle? Pretty please?
>
> Cheers
> Nuno Souto
> nsouto_at_optushome.com.au.nospam
Received on Fri Mar 01 2002 - 10:38:10 CST