Bitwise Not operator

The bitwise NOT is represented by a tilde (~) The bitwise NOT returns the one's complement of the number.

 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Operator Example</title>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        var num1 = 2; 
        var num2 = ~num1; 
        document.writeln(num2); // -3
        
    </script>

</head>
<body>
  
</body>
</html>
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The effect of the bitwise NOT: it negates the number and subtracts 1.

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