std::bitset::reference

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std::bitset

Member types

bitset::reference

Member functions

bitset::bitset

bitset::operator==bitset::operator!=

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

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

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operator&operator|operator^

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class reference;

The std::bitset class includes std::bitset::reference as a publicly-accessible nested class. This class is used as a proxy object to allow users to interact with individual bits of a bitset, since standard C++ types (like references and pointers) are not built with enough precision to specify individual bits.

The primary use of std::bitset::reference is to provide an l-value that can be returned from operator[].

Any reads or writes to a bitset that happen via a std::bitset::reference potentially read or write to the entire underlying bitset.

Member functions

(constructor)	constructs the reference. Accessible only to std::bitset itself (private member function)
(destructor)	destroys the reference (public member function)
operator=	assigns a bool to the referenced bit (public member function)
operator bool	returns the referenced bit (public member function)
operator ~	returns inverted referenced bit (public member function)
flip	flips the referenced bit (public member function)

std::bitset<N>::reference::~reference

~reference()

Destroys the reference.

std::bitset<N>::reference::operator=

reference& operator=( bool x ); reference& operator=( const reference& x );

Assigns a value to the referenced bit.

Parameters

x

-

value to assign

Return value

*this

Exceptions

(none)	(until C++11)
noexcept specification: noexcept	(since C++11)

std::bitset<N>::reference::operator bool

operator bool() const;

Returns the value of the referenced bit.

Parameters

(none)

Return value

The referenced bit.

Exceptions

(none)	(until C++11)
noexcept specification: noexcept	(since C++11)

std::bitset<N>::reference::operator~

bool operator~() const;

Returns the inverse of the referenced bit.

Parameters

(none)

Return value

The inverse of the referenced bit.

Exceptions

(none)	(until C++11)
noexcept specification: noexcept	(since C++11)

std::bitset<N>::reference::flip

reference& flip();

Inverts the referenced bit.

Parameters

(none)

Return value

*this

Exceptions

(none)	(until C++11)
noexcept specification: noexcept	(since C++11)

See also

operator[]

accesses specific bit (public member function)