now i know how the operators works but i don't know and can't understand how they does the calculation and sets the flags.
i mean i know that:
AND
true true = true
true false= false
false true= false
false false = false

OR
true true = true
true false= true
false true= true
false false = false

but i just can't understand when for example in AND operator both arguments are true how the calculation is done and then flags are set?
for example eax is 1.now if we AND eax with 18 result is zero.i'm interested why and how result becomes zero in here?or for example OR operator.if we OR eax with 18 result becomes 19?!
in overall i wanna know how AND,OR operators does the calculation and sets the flags?
help would be greatly appreciated.

dev_89,

Those instructions are bitwise, i.e. they are performed on each pair of corresponding bits of operands.

Flags are set according to specification (Intel SDM or AMD APM), though some of them can be deduced using common sense: ZF is set iff result is zero, SF is equal to highest bit of result, PF is set iff number of ones in least-significant byte of result is even.

Helps to know how to work in binary and hexadecimal:

18 = 10010b
01 = 00001b
____________
00 = 00000b

...here we can easily see no bits line up, vertically. So, AND acts like a filter, and if we had a large column of numbers in binary it would be easy to see the result.

..and here is a condition flag tool, by Svin.

This should be in Main or (not yet created) "General programming" subforum

DOS386,

This should be in Heap, as it's not directly related to assembly programming.

I think it is related to assembly programming. We deal with bits and logical operators all the time.