title: C++ bitwise exclusive OR operator
body: <p>I was reading Microsoft documentation and came across bitwise exclusive OR operator. Could someone explain what does operator ^ represents in code below? I assume it is not a pointer as it would be * rather than ^.</p>
  
  <pre><code>private:
          Windows::Web::Http::HttpClient^ httpClient;
          Windows::Web::Http::HttpResponseMessage^ response;
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