Bit Manipulation

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Bit Manipulation
 
Macros that work with the bits and bytes of numbers.

Description

The macros documented here provide access to the individual bits, bytes and words of integer values.

Byte Manipulation Macros
Gets the value of individual bytes or words of UInteger values.
Bit Manipulation Macros
Gets the state of individual bits of numeric values.

Byte Manipulation Macros
LoByte
Gets the least significant byte (LSB, or lo-byte) value of an UInteger value.
HiByte
Gets the most significant byte (MSB, or hi-byte) value of the least significant word (LSW, or lo-word) of an UInteger value.
LoWord
Gets the least significant word (LSW, or lo-word) value of an UInteger value.
HiWord
Gets the most significant word (LSW, or hi-word) value of an UInteger value.

Bit Manipulation Macros
Bit
Gets the state of an individual bit in an integer value.
BitReset
Gets the value of an integer with a specified bit cleared.
BitSet
Gets the value of an integer with a specified bit set.

 

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