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The class template bitset represents a fixed-size sequence of N bits. Bitsets can be manipulated by standard logic operators and converted to and from strings and integers. For the purpose of the string representation and of naming directions for shift operations, the sequence is thought of as having its lowest indexed elements at the right, as in the binary representation of integers.

bitset meets the requirements of CopyConstructible and CopyAssignable.

All member functions of std::bitset are constexpr: it is possible to create and use std::bitset objects in the evaluation of a constant expression. (since C++23)

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[edit] Template parameters

N - the number of bits to allocate storage for

[edit] Member types

| | proxy class representing a reference to a bit (class) | | -------------------------------------------------------- |

[edit] Member functions

(constructor) constructs the bitset (public member function) [edit]
operator==operator!=(removed in C++20) compares the contents (public member function) [edit]
Element access
operator[] accesses specific bit (public member function) [edit]
test accesses specific bit (public member function) [edit]
allanynone checks if all, any or none of the bits are set to true (public member function) [edit]
count returns the number of bits set to true (public member function) [edit]
Capacity
size returns the number of bits that the bitset holds (public member function) [edit]
Modifiers
operator&=operator|=operator^=operator~ performs binary AND, OR, XOR and NOT (public member function) [edit]
operator<<=operator>>=operator<> performs binary shift left and shift right (public member function) [edit]
set sets bits to true or given value (public member function) [edit]
reset sets bits to false (public member function) [edit]
flip toggles the values of bits (public member function) [edit]
Conversions
to_string returns a string representation of the data (public member function) [edit]
to_ulong returns an unsigned long integer representation of the data (public member function) [edit]
to_ullong(C++11) returns an unsigned long long integer representation of the data (public member function) [edit]

[edit] Non-member functions

[edit] Helper classes

[edit] Notes

If the size of a bit-set is not known at compile time, or it is necessary to change its size at run-time, the dynamic types such as std::vector or boost::dynamic_bitset<> may be used instead.

Feature-test macro Value Std Feature
__cpp_lib_constexpr_bitset 202207L (C++23) A more constexpr std::bitset
__cpp_lib_bitset 202306L (C++26) Interfacing std::bitset with std::string_view

[edit] Example

#include #include #include #include   int main() { typedef std::size_t length_t, position_t; // the hints   // constructors: constexpr std::bitset<4> b1; constexpr std::bitset<4> b2{0xA}; // == 0B1010 std::bitset<4> b3{"0011"}; // can also be constexpr since C++23 std::bitset<8> b4{"ABBA", length_t(4), /0:/'A', /1:/'B'}; // == 0B0000'0110   // bitsets can be printed out to a stream: std::cout << "b1:" << b1 << "; b2:" << b2 << "; b3:" << b3 << "; b4:" << b4 << '\n';   // bitset supports bitwise operations: b3 |= 0b0100; assert(b3 == 0b0111); b3 &= 0b0011; assert(b3 == 0b0011); b3 ^= std::bitset<4>{0b1100}; assert(b3 == 0b1111);   // operations on the whole set: b3.reset(); assert(b3 == 0); b3.set(); assert(b3 == 0b1111); assert(b3.all() && b3.any() && !b3.none()); b3.flip(); assert(b3 == 0);   // operations on individual bits: b3.set(position_t(1), true); assert(b3 == 0b0010); b3.set(position_t(1), false); assert(b3 == 0); b3.flip(position_t(2)); assert(b3 == 0b0100); b3.reset(position_t(2)); assert(b3 == 0);   // subscript operator[] is supported: b3[2] = true; assert(true == b3[2]);   // other operations: assert(b3.count() == 1); assert(b3.size() == 4); assert(b3.to_ullong() == 0b0100ULL); assert(b3.to_string() == "0100"); }

Output:

b1:0000; b2:1010; b3:0011; b4:00000110

[edit] See also

| | space-efficient dynamic bitset (class template specialization) [edit] | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Bit manipulation (C++20) | utilities to access, manipulate, and process individual bits and bit sequences |