~ is the bitwise NOT operator, which will reverse all bits in the number - having converted it to a 32-bit signed integer first. Applying it twice resets the bits to their original state. It's a dirty trick to convert to an integer
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~is the bitwise NOT operator, which will reverse all bits in the number - having converted it to a 32-bit signed integer first. Applying it twice resets the bits to their original state. It's a dirty trick to convert to an integerw3schools.com/js/js_bitwise.asp