Binary¶
Binary has several distinct usages:
binary integers, which is a way to represent numbers with 0 and 1
binary operators, which are operators that uses 2 arguments
binary search, a search technic over a sorted array
binary executable: the compiled version of PHP, not as source code
Generaly, binary refers to the binary integers.
<?php
// 12 in binary
$binary = 0b1100;
// > is a binary operator: it takes 2 arguments
var_dump($binary > 13);
?>
Related : Binary Integer, Binary Operator
