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Re: How can I set a bit to 0 ?

by LanX (Saint)
on May 26, 2022 at 22:36 UTC ( [id://11144211]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to How can I set a bit to 0 ?

> What I don't know how to do, nor find on Google,is turn off a specific bit whether it is set or not.

you "mask" (using & the "bitwise-and") with a bitvector which is only 0 if and only if you want to turn off.

DB<22> $in = 0b10101010 + + + DB<23> $mask = 0b11110000 # 1 keep 0 erase + + + DB<24> printf "%b", $in & $mask + 10100000
for more see Mask (computing)

Cheers Rolf
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