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==Example==  | ==Example==  | ||
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function getColorAlpha(color)  | |||
   return bitExtract(color,24,8) -- return bits 24-32 ( the alpha, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RGBA_color_space )   | |||
end  | |||
</syntaxhighlight>  | </syntaxhighlight>  | ||
==See Also==  | ==See Also==  | ||
{{Bit_functions}}  | {{Bit_functions}}  | ||
Revision as of 18:00, 5 September 2013
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This function returns the unsigned number formed by the bits field to field + width - 1 (range: 0-31).
Syntax
uint bitExtract ( uint var, int field, [int width = 1] )
Required arguments
- var: The value
 - field: The field number
 - width: Number of bits to extract
 
Returns
Returns the extracted value/bit sequence.
Example
function getColorAlpha(color) return bitExtract(color,24,8) -- return bits 24-32 ( the alpha, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RGBA_color_space ) end