The Atomics.or() static method computes a bitwise OR with a given value at a given position in the array, and returns the old value at that position. This atomic operation guarantees that no other write happens until the modified value is written back.

Try it

// Create a SharedArrayBuffer with a size in bytes
const buffer = new SharedArrayBuffer(16);
const uint8 = new Uint8Array(buffer);
uint8[0] = 5;

// 5 (0101) OR 2 (0010) = 7 (0111)
console.log(Atomics.or(uint8, 0, 2));
// Expected output: 5

console.log(Atomics.load(uint8, 0));
// Expected output: 7

Syntax

Atomics.or(typedArray, index, value)

Parameters

typedArray

An integer typed array. One of Int8Array, Uint8Array, Int16Array, Uint16Array, Int32Array, Uint32Array, BigInt64Array, or BigUint64Array.

index

The position in the typedArray to compute the bitwise OR.

value

The number to compute the bitwise OR with.

Return value

The old value at the given position (typedArray[index]).

Exceptions

TypeError

Thrown if typedArray is not one of the allowed integer types.

RangeError

Thrown if index is out of bounds in the typedArray.

Description

The bitwise OR operation yields 1, if either a or b are 1. The truth table for the OR operation is:

For example, a bitwise OR of 5 | 1 results in 0101 which is 5 in decimal.

5  0101
1  0001
   ----
5  0101

Examples

Using or

const sab = new SharedArrayBuffer(1024);
const ta = new Uint8Array(sab);
ta[0] = 2;

Atomics.or(ta, 0, 1); // returns 2, the old value
Atomics.load(ta, 0); // 3

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• Atomics
• Atomics.and()
• Atomics.xor()