tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739061.post6047340263348933793..comments2007-02-21T19:13:02.214ZComments on Ramblings of a c# developer: Bit Evaluation and(&) FlagsJohn Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457473178129578923noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739061.post-7288332043847392162007-02-21T19:13:00.000Z2007-02-21T19:13:00.000ZTony you are right on both points! However I was m...Tony you are right on both points! However I was mainly interested in readability here and <BR/><BR/>IsBitSet(usersServices, ServiceTypes.VirusScanning) <BR/>I feel is more readable than<BR/>(usersServices & ServiceTypes.VirusScanning == ServiceTypes.VirusScanning)John Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14457473178129578923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739061.post-43912066345793230792007-02-03T22:56:00.000Z2007-02-03T22:56:00.000ZHi John!
This can also be done without casts (or ...Hi John!<br /><br />This can also be done without casts (or helper function).<br /><br />(usersServices & ServiceTypes.VirusScanning == ServiceTypes.VirusScanning)<br /><br />A drawback is we had to specify the flag twice. An advantage is we didn't need to know anything about the underlying integer type of the flag.<br /><br />TLL! Are we talking flying in circles for hours trying to pass directly over big dots in circles?Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09297331781346529600noreply@blogger.com