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35.Dd $Mdocdate: September 11 2022 $
36.Dt BIT_ALLOC 3
37.Os
38.Sh NAME
39.Nm bit_alloc ,
40.Nm bit_clear ,
41.Nm bit_decl ,
42.Nm bit_ffc ,
43.Nm bit_ffs ,
44.Nm bit_nclear ,
45.Nm bit_nset ,
46.Nm bit_set ,
47.Nm bitstr_size ,
48.Nm bit_test
49.Nd bit-string manipulation macros
50.Sh SYNOPSIS
51.In bitstring.h
52.Ft bitstr_t *
53.Fn bit_alloc "int nbits"
54.Fn bit_clear "bit_str name" "int bit"
55.Fn bit_decl "bit_str name" "int nbits"
56.Fn bit_ffc "bit_str name" "int nbits" "int *value"
57.Fn bit_ffs "bit_str name" "int nbits" "int *value"
58.Fn bit_nclear "bit_str name" "int start" "int stop"
59.Fn bit_nset "bit_str name" "int start" "int stop"
60.Fn bit_set "bit_str name" "int bit"
61.Fn bitstr_size "int nbits"
62.Fn bit_test "bit_str name" "int bit"
63.Sh DESCRIPTION
64These macros operate on strings of bits.
65.Pp
66The
67.Fn bit_alloc
68macro returns a pointer of type
69.Vt bitstr_t *
70to sufficient space to store
71.Fa nbits
72bits, or
73.Dv NULL
74if no space is available.
75.Pp
76The
77.Fn bit_decl
78macro allocates sufficient space to store
79.Fa nbits
80bits on the stack.
81.Pp
82The
83.Fn bitstr_size
84macro returns the number of elements of type
85.Vt bitstr_t
86necessary to store
87.Fa nbits
88bits.
89This is useful for copying bit strings.
90.Pp
91The
92.Fn bit_clear
93and
94.Fn bit_set
95macros clear or set the zero-based numbered bit
96.Fa bit ,
97in the bit string
98.Ar name .
99.Pp
100The
101.Fn bit_nclear
102and
103.Fn bit_nset
104macros clear or set the zero-based numbered bits from
105.Fa start
106to
107.Fa stop
108in the bit string
109.Ar name .
110.Pp
111The
112.Fn bit_test
113macro evaluates to non-zero if the zero-based numbered bit
114.Fa bit
115of bit string
116.Fa name
117is set, and zero otherwise.
118.Pp
119The
120.Fn bit_ffs
121macro stores in the location referenced by
122.Fa value
123the zero-based number of the first bit set in the array of
124.Fa nbits
125bits referenced by
126.Fa name .
127If no bits are set, the location referenced by
128.Fa value
129is set to \-1.
130.Pp
131The
132.Fn bit_ffc
133macro stores in the location referenced by
134.Fa value
135the zero-based number of the first bit not set in the array of
136.Fa nbits
137bits referenced by
138.Fa name .
139If all bits are set, the location referenced by
140.Fa value
141is set to \-1.
142.Pp
143The arguments to these macros are evaluated only once and may safely
144have side effects.
145.Sh EXAMPLES
146.Bd -literal -offset indent
147#include <limits.h>
148#include <bitstring.h>
149
150\&...
151#define	LPR_BUSY_BIT		0
152#define	LPR_FORMAT_BIT		1
153#define	LPR_DOWNLOAD_BIT	2
154\&...
155#define	LPR_AVAILABLE_BIT	9
156#define	LPR_MAX_BITS		10
157
158make_lpr_available()
159{
160	bitstr_t bit_decl(bitlist, LPR_MAX_BITS);
161	...
162	bit_nclear(bitlist, 0, LPR_MAX_BITS - 1);
163	...
164	if (!bit_test(bitlist, LPR_BUSY_BIT)) {
165		bit_clear(bitlist, LPR_FORMAT_BIT);
166		bit_clear(bitlist, LPR_DOWNLOAD_BIT);
167		bit_set(bitlist, LPR_AVAILABLE_BIT);
168	}
169}
170.Ed
171.Sh SEE ALSO
172.Xr malloc 3
173.Sh HISTORY
174These functions first appeared in
175.Bx 4.3 Reno .
176