The shift and AND operators are usually used in these situations (>> and &). With the following definition:
getbit(x::UInt64,i) = Int((x >> (64-i))&1) You can get any bit from a 64-bit unsigned integer. For example getbit(0xa7f1d92a82c8d8fe,29). On Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at 11:41:51 AM UTC+2, Martin Somers wrote: > > Just wondering > > > > I have a 32 bit hex number as following - 0xa7f6d92a82c8d8f2 > > > > How do I acccertain the 29th bit > > > > Functions bin and bits all return an ascii string > > > > > > bin(0xa7f1d92a82c8d8fe) > > "1010011111110001110110010010101010000010110010001101100011111110" > > > > what is the most efficient way of finding a bit of a hex value > > > > bin(0xa7f1d92a82c8d8fe)[29] and then convert this string to a bool? > > > > Interested to see the alternatives > > > cheers > > M > > > > >
