# Hex and bit expressions in Bro scripts ? **URL:** \ **Category:** Zeek\ **Created:** [December 30, 2014, 9:09pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/hex-and-bit-expressions-in-bro-scripts/3407 "2014-12-30T21:09:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![John\_Donnelly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ec8ea/32.png) [@John\_Donnelly](https://community.zeek.org/u/John_Donnelly)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2014, 9:09pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/hex-and-bit-expressions-in-bro-scripts/3407/1 "2014-12-30T21:09:13Z")
Hi, Can bro scripts not handle binary and bit expressions ? local temp = 32; If ( temp & 0x20) { } I didn’t see a list of expressions in the online guide. Also , I tried to add binary variables in the Ascii (tab separated files) it reads and it complained too: #field count 1 0x20 Pointers welcomed. ---
**Author:** ![anthony\_kasza1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dfb087/32.png) [@anthony\_kasza1](https://community.zeek.org/u/anthony_kasza1)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2014, 10:07pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/hex-and-bit-expressions-in-bro-scripts/3407/2 "2014-12-30T22:07:31Z")
Nope. Neither are supported in the bro language. You could write a wrapper function and compile it into the core or a core plugin. -AK ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/zeek/original/1X/f09d732bc2cc7c7cc7e35db67cf4e1d5233ce7a7.png) [@system](https://community.zeek.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/hex-and-bit-expressions-in-bro-scripts/3407/3 "2022-05-06T15:42:19Z")