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BitSet Function (Long, Long)

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Sets a bit to 1 in a value of Numeric, Varbinary, or Blob type and returns the resulting value. There is a numeric and a binary version of the syntax.
If the specified expression is not an integer, it is converted to an integer before setting the bit.

Namespace:  XSharp.VFP
Assembly:  XSharp.VFP (in XSharp.VFP.dll) Version: 2.19
Syntax
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 FUNCTION BitSet(
	Num AS LONG,
	Bit AS LONG
) AS LONG
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Parameters

Num
Type: Long
Specifies a Numeric value to set the bit.
Bit
Type: Long
Specifies the position of the bit in nExpression1 to set to 1. nExpression2 can range from 0 to 31 with 0 as the bit farthest to the right.

Return Value

Type: Long
Numeric, Varbinary, or Blob. BitSet( ) returns the specified expression with the specified bit set to 1.
Examples
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1x = 5  // 0101 binary
2y = 1  // 2nd bit position (0 = 1st bit position)
3? BitSet(x,y) // Returns 7, 0111 binary
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