On Fri, 2010-01-29 at 15:34 +0100, Anders Gidenstam wrote: > On Fri, 29 Jan 2010, Jari Häkkinen wrote: > > > Ok, and then the final step is the bits.test(bar,0). I spent a couple of > > minutes searching the web but could not find docs for the bits.test > > function. I assume bits.test(oddnumber,0) returns 1 and something else > > for even numbers, presumably 0? > > You'll find bits.test() in Nasal/bits.nas (it is an FG local extension to > the Nasal bits module). > The return value is true (i.e. <>0) or false (i.e. ==0), I would not dare > to assume that 1 is always returned for true. > > Cheers, > > Anders
Right, bits.test(n,b) # checks whether bit <b> is set in number <n> So bits.test(oddnumber,0) is actually a test for oddness. the 0th bit being the only bit that is not a power of two. Ron > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Anders Gidenstam > WWW: http://www.gidenstam.org/FlightGear/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay > online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business > Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts > Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com > _______________________________________________ > Flightgear-devel mailing list > Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
