Setting / resetting a variable bit within a byte

[Charles Linquis]

To clear bit 3 in Variable1, I find that

If Y = 3 -


The statement:

Variable1.Y = 0 does not compile, while

Variable1.0[Y] = 0

DOES compile - but does it work properly? I don't have any
hardware to test it on tonight. Even if it does work, is there
a better way?

[KVLV]

do it this way
if y=3 then
variable.3=0

...

[Charles Linquis]

To do it your way, if I had a WORD variable, I would need 16 IF..THENs or 16 CASE statements. There has to be a better way.

[Ioannis]

Hi Charles. This .0[x] thing is old news but works very well. It's an undocumended feature.

I do not think there is a more compact way than this. Why don't you like it?

Ioannis

[Charles Linquis]

It isn't that I don't like it. I just wasn't sure it would work. I thought I remembered the syntax, but when I searched for the technique on the forum for some reason it didn't come up.

Thanks!

[skimask]

It isn't that I don't like it. I just wasn't sure it would work. I thought I remembered the syntax, but when I searched for the technique on the forum for some reason it didn't come up.

Thanks!

I'm sure you've seen this thread by Melanie right?

http://www.picbasic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=544

A lifesaver thread for sure...

[Ioannis]

It isn't that I don't like it. I just wasn't sure it would work. I thought I remembered the syntax, but when I searched for the technique on the forum for some reason it didn't come up.

Thanks!

If you search the forum with the right tool it will reveal the secret!

look at this:
http://www.google.com/custom?q=%22.0...picbasic.co.uk

And from now on you may use the:

http://www.picbasic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=4751

to search the forum for sort terms like ".0["

Ioannis

[Charles Linquis]

I vaguely remembered seeing the solution awhile back, but forgot the details. I do something similar in my own "monitor" program in Code Examples, so I should have known better.

Melanie doesn't seem to answer as many questions as she used to.

Melanie, are you there? Is your lack of posts the result of being disgusted with us, or are you busy?

[Ioannis]

I vote for 2.

Ioannis