BloombergLP::bdlb::BitMaskUtil::zero64

Return a mask with numBits bits cleared starting at index.

Synopsis

Declared in <bdlb_bitmaskutil.h>

static
uint64_t
zero64(
    int index,
    int numBits);

Description

Return the unsigned integral value having the specified numBits starting at the specified index set to 0, and all other bits set to 1. The behavior is undefined unless 0 <= index, 0 <= numBits, and index + numBits <= # of bits in result.

Return Value

mask with numBits bits cleared starting at index

Parameters

NameDescription
indexstarting bit position of the range to clear
numBitsnumber of consecutive bits to clear