Setbit

setbit set a bit of an integer to 0 or 1. The result is an integer.

Syntax

  setbit( INT_VALUE, BIT_TO_SET, BIT_VALUE)

• INT_VALUE Integer to set the bit on. (TinyInt, ShortInt, Integer)
• BIT_TO_SET Number of the bit to set. Bit numbers start at 1.
• BIT_VALUE 0 or 1

Example

Local Integer INT_VALUE, RESULT
INT_VALUE = 0
RESULT = setBit(INT_VALUE,4,1)    # Result equals 2^(4-1) = 8, bit numbers start at 1, not 0.

See also

getbit.