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newbie question: val &= ~flags; 1

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billbose

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what does the statement "val &= ~flags;" mean
 
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[tt]val = val & ~flags;[/tt]
The ~ inverts all the bits in flags

So the result is that all the bits which were set in flags will now be clear in val.


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