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Date:	Fri, 05 Feb 1999 01:29:42 -0500
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From:	Paul Derbyshire <pderbysh AT usa DOT net>
Subject:	Re: Re[4]: what is wrong with this?
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At 04:18 AM 2/5/99 +0100, you wrote:
>thanks, but i need a flexible routine like the one i posted earlier,
>you said it was too complex, but it really lets you specify wich bit
>to set/reset :)

To set bit d of n:

n |= (1<<d);     1<<d == 00010000 (1 in pos. d).

To reset bit d of n:

n &= ~(1<<d); ~(1<<d) == 11101111 (0 in pos. d).

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