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[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2023-10-06 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003e\u003ccode\u003eArray.bitwiseOr()\u003c/code\u003e calculates the bitwise OR of two input arrays element-by-element.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eIt takes two arrays, \u003ccode\u003eleft\u003c/code\u003e and \u003ccode\u003eright\u003c/code\u003e, as input and returns a new array with the results.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe bitwise OR operation is performed on corresponding elements of the input arrays.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe function works with numeric arrays and supports various data types.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eIt handles empty arrays gracefully, returning an empty array if either input is empty.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],["The `bitwiseOr` method calculates the bitwise OR between two arrays element-wise. The method takes a `right` array as an argument, and the `left` array is the calling object. It returns a new array. The bitwise OR operation is performed on corresponding elements of the `left` and `right` arrays. The provided examples demonstrate this operation with various integer and array inputs, showcasing how the output reflects the bitwise OR of corresponding elements.\n"],null,["# ee.Array.bitwiseOr\n\nOn an element-wise basis, calculates the bitwise OR of the input values.\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n| Usage | Returns |\n|--------------------------|---------|\n| Array.bitwiseOr`(right)` | Array |\n\n| Argument | Type | Details |\n|--------------|-------|-----------------------|\n| this: `left` | Array | The left-hand value. |\n| `right` | Array | The right-hand value. |\n\nExamples\n--------\n\n### Code Editor (JavaScript)\n\n```javascript\nvar empty = ee.Array([], ee.PixelType.int8());\nprint(empty.bitwiseOr(empty)); // []\n\nprint(ee.Array(0).bitwiseOr(ee.Array(0))); // 0\nprint(ee.Array(0).bitwiseOr(ee.Array(1))); // 1\nprint(ee.Array(1).bitwiseOr(ee.Array(0))); // 1\nprint(ee.Array(1).bitwiseOr(ee.Array(1))); // 1\n\nprint(ee.Array(0xFF).bitwiseOr(ee.Array(0xFFFF))); // 65535\nprint(ee.Array(0xFFFF).bitwiseOr(ee.Array(0xFF))); // 65535\n\nprint(ee.Array(-1).bitwiseOr(ee.Array(0xFF))); // -1\nprint(ee.Array(-2).bitwiseOr(ee.Array(-3))); // -1\nprint(ee.Array(-2).bitwiseOr(ee.Array(-4))); // -2\n\nprint(ee.Array([6, 6]).bitwiseOr(ee.Array([1, 11]))); // [7,15]\n```\nPython setup\n\nSee the [Python Environment](/earth-engine/guides/python_install) page for information on the Python API and using\n`geemap` for interactive development. \n\n```python\nimport ee\nimport geemap.core as geemap\n```\n\n### Colab (Python)\n\n```python\nempty = ee.Array([], ee.PixelType.int8())\ndisplay(empty.bitwiseOr(empty)) # []\n\ndisplay(ee.Array(0).bitwiseOr(ee.Array(0))) # 0\ndisplay(ee.Array(0).bitwiseOr(ee.Array(1))) # 1\ndisplay(ee.Array(1).bitwiseOr(ee.Array(0))) # 1\ndisplay(ee.Array(1).bitwiseOr(ee.Array(1))) # 1\n\ndisplay(ee.Array(0xFF).bitwiseOr(ee.Array(0xFFFF))) # 65535\ndisplay(ee.Array(0xFFFF).bitwiseOr(ee.Array(0xFF))) # 65535\n\ndisplay(ee.Array(-1).bitwiseOr(ee.Array(0xFF))) # -1\ndisplay(ee.Array(-2).bitwiseOr(ee.Array(-3))) # -1\ndisplay(ee.Array(-2).bitwiseOr(ee.Array(-4))) # -2\n\ndisplay(ee.Array([6, 6]).bitwiseOr(ee.Array([1, 11]))) # [7, 15]\n```"]]