[#operator_bitand-0d]
= operator&
:mrdocs:

Returns the bitwise AND of two big integers.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<arith_uint256.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
xref:base_uint-02.adoc[base_uint]
operator&(
    xref:base_uint-02.adoc[base_uint] const& a,
    xref:base_uint-02.adoc[base_uint] const& b);
----

== Return Value

The bitwise AND of `a` and `b.`

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *a*
| The left‐hand operand.
| *b*
| The right‐hand operand.
|===


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