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Re: further clarification ... What I'm getting at is there are commands that appear to allow one to set, clear, and read specific bits, thus allowing one to use a single variable to Posted - Tue Jun 18, 2013 12:10 am	Skywise skywise711 Send Email
Re: further clarification ... Not mentioned in those quotes but implied ... If you write variable{mask} then variable is ANDed with mask, and shifted right so that the lowest bit of Posted - Mon Jun 17, 2013 3:01 pm	Steve Gunhouse sgunhouse Send Email
Re: further clarification What about the bitfield intrinsics? They're mentioned in the docs but it's not very clear. I've managed to figure out part of them. From the docs: <--- begin Posted - Mon Jun 17, 2013 8:19 am	Skywise skywise711 Send Email
Re: further clarification You don't need to use one variable to define one bit, you define one variable, to house multiple bits. See it as an 8-bit shelf where you can store 8 different Posted - Mon Jun 17, 2013 7:09 am	Vincent Voois vvacme Send Email
Re: further clarification Some languages allow you to define an array of flags within one unit - though remember that in a 32-bit language the unit is 32 bits (one XLONG). In XBasic, Posted - Mon Jun 17, 2013 2:54 am	sgunhouse Send Email
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