Progress
Language Reference
GET-BITS Function
Interprets one or more consecutive bits in an integer as a Progress INTEGER value and returns that value.
SYNTAX
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A Progress integer variable.
position
A variable or expression that returns an integer. This parameter designates the position of the lowest-order bit of the bits that are to be interpreted as an integer. Bits are numbered from 1 through the length of an integer; with 1 being the low-order bit. If position is greater than the length of an INTEGER, Progress returns the UNKNOWN value (?). If position is less than 1, Progress generates a runtime error.
numbits
The number of bits to examine when generating the return value. If position plus numbits is greater than the length of an integer plus 1, Progress generates a runtime error.
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