Why swapping integer variable by XOR doesn't work in a single line?

Question

I want to swap the value of two integer variables in java using the XOR operator.

This is my code:

int i = 24;
int j = 17;

i ^= j;
j ^= i;
i ^= j;

         


        

Answer 1

How about doing: i ^= j ^ (j = j ^ i ^ j);