how does masking works in c++ how can i extract the position of my desire from a series of bits given to me for instance if 16 in bit is 10000 how can i get the 3rd number please adivce
You need to do the Bitwise AND (&) / Bitwise OR (|) to do the masking Truth table is as follows OR Code: +-----+-----+-----+ | OP1 | OP2 | O/P | +-----+-----+-----+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | +-----+-----+-----+ AND Code: +-----+-----+-----+ | OP1 | OP2 | O/P | +-----+-----+-----+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | +-----+-----+-----+ Or it with all Zeros and you get the the masked digit or AND it with 1.
