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for bits to bytes

nick bernardnick bernard Posts: 329
edited 2004-08-13 13:09 in BASIC Stamp
hail

is there a way that i can reference the bits in a byte as if the byte were an array of 8 bits?
it would mucho simplify my code

thx
nick

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  • NewzedNewzed Posts: 2,503
    edited 2004-08-12 21:53
    dog var byte

    dog1 var dog.bit(0)

    dog2 var dog.bit(1)

    and so on

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  • Jon WilliamsJon Williams Posts: 6,491
    edited 2004-08-12 22:00
    Actually, it's like this:

    dog·· VAR··Byte

    dog1· VAR· dog.Bit0
    dog2· VAR· dog.Bit1

    If you want to check a bit on-the-fly, you can index it like this:

    · check = dog.LOWBIT(idx)

    ... where idx·would be·0 to 7 if dog is a Byte.

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  • nick bernardnick bernard Posts: 329
    edited 2004-08-13 13:06
    thx guys

    i was fairly certain that there was a way to do it but i just didnt have the syntax

    nick
  • Jon WilliamsJon Williams Posts: 6,491
    edited 2004-08-13 13:09
    When in doubt,·the Help file is just a mouse click away....·smilewinkgrin.gif·

    See the section called "Memory and Variables."

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