Bitwise AND operator &

The & (bitwise AND) operator compares each bit of its first operand to the corresponding bit of the second operand.

The following table lists the vector data types accepted as the operands, and the corresponding returned vector data types:
Table 1. Accepted vector data types for bitwise AND operator &
Result types Left operand types Right operand types
vector bool char vector bool char vector bool char
vector signed char vector signed char vector signed char
vector unsigned char vector unsigned char vector unsigned char
vector bool short vector bool short vector bool short
vector signed short vector signed short vector signed short
vector unsigned short vector unsigned short vector unsigned short
vector bool int vector bool int vector bool int
vector signed int vector signed int vector signed int
vector unsigned int vector unsigned int vector unsigned int
vector bool long long vector bool long long vector bool long long
vector signed long long vector signed long long vector signed long long
vector unsigned long long vector unsigned long long vector unsigned long long