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    TCardinalHelper.Bits

    Read or write a bit.

    Declaration

    Source position: syshelph.inc line 1129

    public property Bits[aIndex : TCardinalBitIndex = 0..31]: Boolean;

    Description

    Bits property reads or writes boolean value to a bit number determined by argument aIndex. 

    MyCardinal.Clear;// %00000000000000000000000000000000 MyCardinal equals 0
MyCardinal.Bits[0] := true;  // %00000000000000000000000000000001 MyCardinal equals 1
MyCardinal.Bits[2] := true;  // %00000000000000000000000000000101 MyCardinal equals 5
WriteLn(MyCardinal.Bits[2]); // TRUE

    See also

    Name Description
    TCardinalHelper.SetBit Set bit to 1.
    TCardinalHelper.ClearBit Set bit to 0.
    TCardinalHelper.ToggleBit Invert bit.
    TCardinalHelper.TestBit Check bit.
    TCardinalHelper.HighestSetBitPos Return the position of the leftmost bit set.
    TCardinalHelper.LowestSetBitPos Return the position of the rightmost bit set.
    TCardinalHelper.SetBitsCount Count number of bits set.
    TCardinalHelper.Nibbles Read or write a nibble.
    TCardinalHelper.Bytes Read or write a byte.
    TCardinalHelper.Words Read or write a word.