std::bitset<N>::operator[]

 

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std::bitset

Member types

bitset::reference

Member functions

bitset::bitset

bitset::operator==bitset::operator!= (until C++20)

Element access

bitset::operator[]

bitset::test

bitset::allbitset::anybitset::none (C++11)

bitset::count

Capacity

bitset::size

Modifiers

bitset::operator&=bitset::operator|=bitset::operator^=bitset::operator~

bitset::operator<<=bitset::operator>>=bitset::operator<<bitset::operator>>

bitset::set

bitset::reset

bitset::flip

Conversions

bitset::to_string

bitset::to_ulong

bitset::to_ullong (C++11)

Non-member functions

operator&operator|operator^

operator<<operator>>

Helper classes

std::hash (C++11)

 

	(1)
bool operator[]( std::size_t pos ) const;			(until C++11)
constexpr bool operator[]( std::size_t pos ) const;			(since C++11)
		(2)
reference operator[]( std::size_t pos );				(until C++23)
constexpr reference operator[]( std::size_t pos );				(since C++23)

Accesses the bit at position pos. The first version returns the value of the bit, the second version returns an object of type std::bitset::reference that allows modification of the value.

Unlike test(), does not throw exceptions: the behavior is undefined if pos is out of bounds.

Parameters

pos

-

position of the bit to return

Return value

1) the value of the requested bit

2) an object of type std::bitset::reference, which allows writing to the requested bit.

Exceptions

None

Example

Run this code

#include <iostream>
#include <bitset>
 
int main()
{
    std::bitset<8> b1{0b00101010}; // binary literal for 42
 
    for (std::size_t i = 0; i < b1.size(); ++i) {
        std::cout << "b1[" << i << "]: " << b1[i] << '\n';
    }
    b1[0] = true; // modifies the first bit through bitset::reference
 
    std::cout << "After setting bit 0, the bitset holds " << b1 << '\n';
}

Output:

b1[0]: 0
b1[1]: 1
b1[2]: 0
b1[3]: 1
b1[4]: 0
b1[5]: 1
b1[6]: 0
b1[7]: 0
After setting bit 0, the bitset holds 00101011

See also

test	accesses specific bit (public member function)