XOR Logical Operator - Select by Attributes

SteveFloyd — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:52:38 GMT

Is it possible to add the logical operator XOR to the Select By Attributes operators?

For example, I may want to select street centerlines with a particular attribute on the left or right side, but I do not want the records where that attribute is on both sides. It is possible to construct a selection query that functions as an XOR selection, and the following string shows how we select the Left XOR Right VTD (voting tabulation district) of a centerline.

(L_VTD = '127' AND R_VTD <> '127') OR ( L_VTD <> '127' AND R_VTD = '127')

It would be so much less cumbersome to have a native operator for an XOR selection.
Thank you.

Re: XOR Logical Operator - Select by Attributes

curtvprice — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 11:54:51 GMT

Let me generalize your expression

# A XOR B
(A AND NOT(B)) OR (NOT(A) AND B)‍‍‍
# this should work too with one less NOT
(A OR B) AND (NOT (A AND B))‍‍‍‍

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XOR Logical Operator - Select by Attributes

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