From: Sean Proctor <sproctor AT ccs DOT neu DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: Bits
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On Thu, 29 Jun 2000 01:52:04 +0300, "Avi Berkovich"
<berkovic AT netvision DOT net DOT il> wrote:

>Hello
>
>Is there a C++ function which can manage individual bits extractions from a
>file?
>
>For example, if I need to get 3 bits, then 5 bits, 1 bit, etc...
>
>Demon
>
ummm... here's my solution, probably not the best.. but should work.
char ch;
file >> ch; //rusty with my C++, read a char
char bits3 = ch >> 5; //shift the 3 bits to the beginning
char bits5 = ch & 0x1f; //mask out the rest...
file >> ch;
char bits1 = ch >> 7;

I believe that works...

Sean