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BITSTRING(3)           FreeBSD Library Functions Manual           BITSTRING(3)

NAME
     bit_alloc, bit_clear, bit_count, bit_decl, bit_ffc, bit_ffs, bit_ffc_at,
     bit_ffs_at, bit_ffc_area, bit_ffs_area, bit_ffc_area_at, bit_ffs_area_at,
     bit_nclear, bit_nset, bit_set, bit_test, bitstr_size - bit-string
     manipulation functions and macros

SYNOPSIS
     #include <bitstring.h>

     bitstr_t *
     bit_alloc(int nbits);

     void
     bit_decl(bitstr_t *name, int nbits);

     void
     bit_clear(bitstr_t *name, int bit);

     void
     bit_count(bitstr_t *name, int count, int nbits, int *value);

     void
     bit_ffc(bitstr_t *name, int nbits, int *value);

     void
     bit_ffs(bitstr_t *name, int nbits, int *value);

     void
     bit_ffc_at(bitstr_t *name, int start, int nbits, int *value);

     void
     bit_ffs_at(bitstr_t *name, int start, int nbits, int *value);

     void
     bit_ffc_area(bitstr_t *name, int nbits, int size, int *value);

     void
     bit_ffs_area(bitstr_t *name, int nbits, int size, int *value);

     void
     bit_ffc_area_at(bitstr_t *name, int start, int nbits, int size,
         int *value);

     void
     bit_ffs_area_at(bitstr_t *name, int start, int nbits, int size,
         int *value);

     bit_foreach(bitstr_t *name, int nbits, int var);

     bit_foreach_at(bitstr_t *name, int start, int nbits, int var);

     bit_foreach_unset(bitstr_t *name, int nbits, int var);

     bit_foreach_unset_at(bitstr_t *name, int start, int nbits, int var);

     void
     bit_nclear(bitstr_t *name, int start, int stop);

     void
     bit_nset(bitstr_t *name, int start, int stop);

     void
     bit_set(bitstr_t *name, int bit);

     int
     bitstr_size(int nbits);

     int
     bit_test(bitstr_t *name, int bit);

DESCRIPTION
     These macros operate on strings of bits.

     The function bit_alloc() returns a pointer of type "bitstr_t *" to
     sufficient space to store nbits bits, or NULL if no space is available.
     If successful, the returned bit string is initialized with all bits
     cleared.

     The macro bit_decl() declares a bit string with sufficient space to store
     nbits bits.  bit_decl() may be used to include statically sized bit
     strings in structure definitions or to create bit strings on the stack.
     Users of this macro are responsible for initialization of the bit string,
     typically via a global initialization of the containing struct or use of
     the bit_nset() or bin_nclear() functions.

     The macro bitstr_size() returns the number of bytes necessary to store
     nbits bits.  This is useful for copying bit strings.

     The functions bit_clear() and bit_set() clear or set the zero-based
     numbered bit bit, in the bit string name.

     The bit_nset() and bit_nclear() functions set or clear the zero-based
     numbered bits from start through stop in the bit string name.

     The bit_test() function evaluates to non-zero if the zero-based numbered
     bit bit of bit string name is set, and zero otherwise.

     The function bit_ffc() stores in the location referenced by value the
     zero-based number of the first bit not set in the array of nbits bits
     referenced by name.  If all bits are set, the location referenced by
     value is set to -1.

     The bit_ffs() function stores in the location referenced by value the
     zero-based number of the first bit set in the array of nbits bits
     referenced by name.  If no bits are set, the location referenced by value
     is set to -1.

     The function bit_ffc_at() stores in the location referenced by value the
     zero-based number of the first bit not set in the array of nbits bits
     referenced by name, at or after the zero-based bit index start.  If all
     bits at or after start are set, the location referenced by value is set
     to -1.

     The bit_ffs_at() function stores in the location referenced by value the
     zero-based number of the first bit set in the array of nbits bits
     referenced by name, at or after the zero-based bit index start.  If no
     bits are set after start, the location referenced by value is set to -1.

     The bit_ffc_area() function stores in the location referenced by value
     the zero-based number of the first bit beginning a sequence of unset bits
     of at least size unset bits in the array of nbits bits referenced by
     name.  If no sequence of contiguous unset bits of the specified size can
     be found, the location referenced by value is set to -1.

     The bit_ffs_area() function stores in the location referenced by value
     the zero-based number of the first bit beginning a sequence of set bits
     of at least size set bits in the array of nbits bits referenced by name.
     If no sequence of contiguous set bits of the specified size can be found,
     the location referenced by value is set to -1.

     The bit_ffc_area_at() function stores in the location referenced by value
     the zero-based number of the first bit beginning a sequence of unset bits
     of at least size unset bits in the array of nbits bits referenced by
     name, at or after the zero-based bit index start.  If no sequence of
     contiguous unset bits of the specified size can be found at or after
     start, the location referenced by value is set to -1.

     The bit_ffs_area_at() function stores in the location referenced by value
     the zero-based number of the first bit beginning a sequence of set bits
     of at least size set bits in the array of nbits bits referenced by name,
     at or after the zero-based bit index start.  If no sequence of contiguous
     set bits of the specified size can be found at or after start, the
     location referenced by value is set to -1.

     The bit_count() function stores in the location referenced by value the
     number of bits set in the array of nbits bits referenced by name, at or
     after the zero-based bit index start.

     The macro bit_foreach() traverses all set bits in the array of nbits
     referenced by name in the forward direction, assigning each location in
     turn to var.

     The macro bit_foreach_at() traverses all set bits in the array of nbits
     referenced by name in the forward direction at or after the zero-based
     bit index start, assigning each location in turn to var.

     The macro bit_foreach_unset() traverses all unset bits in the array of
     nbits referenced by name in the forward direction, assigning each
     location in turn to var.

     The macro bit_foreach_unset_at() traverses all unset bits in the array of
     nbits referenced by name in the forward direction at or after the zero-
     based bit index start, assigning each location in turn to var.

     The arguments in bit string macros are evaluated only once and may safely
     have side effects.

EXAMPLES
           #include <limits.h>
           #include <bitstring.h>

           ...
           #define LPR_BUSY_BIT            0
           #define LPR_FORMAT_BIT          1
           #define LPR_DOWNLOAD_BIT        2
           ...
           #define LPR_AVAILABLE_BIT       9
           #define LPR_MAX_BITS            10

           make_lpr_available()
           {
                   bitstr_t bit_decl(bitlist, LPR_MAX_BITS);
                   ...
                   bit_nclear(bitlist, 0, LPR_MAX_BITS - 1);
                   ...
                   if (!bit_test(bitlist, LPR_BUSY_BIT)) {
                           bit_clear(bitlist, LPR_FORMAT_BIT);
                           bit_clear(bitlist, LPR_DOWNLOAD_BIT);
                           bit_set(bitlist, LPR_AVAILABLE_BIT);
                   }
           }

SEE ALSO
     malloc(3), bitset(9)

HISTORY
     The bitstring functions first appeared in 4.4BSD.

FreeBSD 13.1-RELEASE-p6         August 8, 2021         FreeBSD 13.1-RELEASE-p6

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