What does the ampersand(&) character mean in C++?

Question

Sorry for this kind of a question!!(I'm supposed to know.😒)
But I just seemed to forget!!😂
Can anyone help?

Answer 1

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8857857/how-does-the-ampersand-sign-work-in-c

Answer 2

That is a bitwise AND

It take the bits of the integers and performs an AND on them.

See here:
https://www.cprogramming.com/tutorial/bitwise_operators.html
If you need further help after reading this, just ask.

Answer 3

Depends on how it is being used. Could be a bitwise and. Could be used as the address of operator. Post some code as to how you're wanting to use or re-learn it.

Answer 4

Like:
(j & 1)

What does that mean?