ln3 Method - GetBit

Description

Get the value of a single bit of a large number.

Signature

short GetBit( size_t bit ) const

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
bit	size_t	The bit to get.  Bit numbers are zero relative, beginning with the least significant bit of the large number.

Returns

( short )  1 if the bit is set, and 0 if it is not.

Example

Use the GetBit method to determine if the value in the variable X is odd.  If it is, print the string X is odd:

ln X = "129387192873"; if( X.GetBit( 0 ) ) cout << "X is odd" << endl;