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The bit( function converts a bit number (1 to 64) into a number (1, 2, 4, 8, 16, etc.)

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Parameters

This function has one parameter:

bit – bit number from 1 to 64.

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Description

This function converts a bit number (1 to 64) into a number (1, 2, 4, 8, 16, etc.)

bit(1) ☞ 1
bit(2) ☞ 2
bit(3) ☞ 4
bit(4) ☞ 8
bit(12) ☞ 2048
bit(31) ☞ 1073741824
bit(50) ☞ 562949953421312

Note: This function is equivalent to:

?(bitnum=64,hex("8000000000000000"),fix(2^(bitnum-1)))

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See Also

• getbit( -- returns the value of a bit within a number.
• onescomplement( -- returns the one's complement of a 64 bit number (all bits are reversed)
• setbit( -- sets or clears one bit within a number, without disturbing any of the other bits.

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History

Version	Status	Notes
10.0	Updated	Carried over from Panorama 6.0, but now supports up to 64 bits (instead of 32).