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package org.apache.commons.lang3;

Supports operations on bit-mapped fields. Instances of this class can be used to store a flag or data within an int, short or byte.

Each BitField is constructed with a mask value, which indicates the bits that will be used to store and retrieve the data for that field. For instance, the mask 0xFF indicates the least-significant byte should be used to store the data.

As an example, consider a car painting machine that accepts paint instructions as integers. Bit fields can be used to encode this:

   // blue, green and red are 1 byte values (0-255) stored in the three least
   // significant bytes
   BitField blue = new BitField(0xFF);
   BitField green = new BitField(0xFF00);
   BitField red = new BitField(0xFF0000);
   // anyColor is a flag triggered if any color is used
   BitField anyColor = new BitField(0xFFFFFF);
   // isMetallic is a single bit flag
   BitField isMetallic = new BitField(0x1000000);

Using these BitField instances, a paint instruction can be encoded into an integer:

   int paintInstruction = 0;
   paintInstruction = red.setValue(paintInstruction, 35);
   paintInstruction = green.setValue(paintInstruction, 100);
   paintInstruction = blue.setValue(paintInstruction, 255);

Flags and data can be retrieved from the integer:

   // Prints true if red, green or blue is non-zero
   System.out.println(anyColor.isSet(paintInstruction));   // prints true
   // Prints value of red, green and blue
   System.out.println(red.getValue(paintInstruction));     // prints 35
   System.out.println(green.getValue(paintInstruction));   // prints 100
   System.out.println(blue.getValue(paintInstruction));    // prints 255
   // Prints true if isMetallic was set
   System.out.println(isMetallic.isSet(paintInstruction)); // prints false
Since:2.0
/** * <p>Supports operations on bit-mapped fields. Instances of this class can be * used to store a flag or data within an {@code int}, {@code short} or * {@code byte}.</p> * * <p>Each {@code BitField} is constructed with a mask value, which indicates * the bits that will be used to store and retrieve the data for that field. * For instance, the mask {@code 0xFF} indicates the least-significant byte * should be used to store the data.</p> * * <p>As an example, consider a car painting machine that accepts * paint instructions as integers. Bit fields can be used to encode this:</p> * *<pre> * // blue, green and red are 1 byte values (0-255) stored in the three least * // significant bytes * BitField blue = new BitField(0xFF); * BitField green = new BitField(0xFF00); * BitField red = new BitField(0xFF0000); * * // anyColor is a flag triggered if any color is used * BitField anyColor = new BitField(0xFFFFFF); * * // isMetallic is a single bit flag * BitField isMetallic = new BitField(0x1000000); *</pre> * * <p>Using these {@code BitField} instances, a paint instruction can be * encoded into an integer:</p> * *<pre> * int paintInstruction = 0; * paintInstruction = red.setValue(paintInstruction, 35); * paintInstruction = green.setValue(paintInstruction, 100); * paintInstruction = blue.setValue(paintInstruction, 255); *</pre> * * <p>Flags and data can be retrieved from the integer:</p> * *<pre> * // Prints true if red, green or blue is non-zero * System.out.println(anyColor.isSet(paintInstruction)); // prints true * * // Prints value of red, green and blue * System.out.println(red.getValue(paintInstruction)); // prints 35 * System.out.println(green.getValue(paintInstruction)); // prints 100 * System.out.println(blue.getValue(paintInstruction)); // prints 255 * * // Prints true if isMetallic was set * System.out.println(isMetallic.isSet(paintInstruction)); // prints false *</pre> * * @since 2.0 */
public class BitField { private final int _mask; private final int _shift_count;

Creates a BitField instance.

Params:
  • mask – the mask specifying which bits apply to this BitField. Bits that are set in this mask are the bits that this BitField operates on
/** * <p>Creates a BitField instance.</p> * * @param mask the mask specifying which bits apply to this * BitField. Bits that are set in this mask are the bits * that this BitField operates on */
public BitField(final int mask) { _mask = mask; _shift_count = mask != 0 ? Integer.numberOfTrailingZeros(mask) : 0; }

Obtains the value for the specified BitField, appropriately shifted right.

Many users of a BitField will want to treat the specified bits as an int value, and will not want to be aware that the value is stored as a BitField (and so shifted left so many bits).

Params:
  • holder – the int data containing the bits we're interested in
See Also:
  • setValue(int, int)
Returns:the selected bits, shifted right appropriately
/** * <p>Obtains the value for the specified BitField, appropriately * shifted right.</p> * * <p>Many users of a BitField will want to treat the specified * bits as an int value, and will not want to be aware that the * value is stored as a BitField (and so shifted left so many * bits).</p> * * @see #setValue(int,int) * @param holder the int data containing the bits we're interested * in * @return the selected bits, shifted right appropriately */
public int getValue(final int holder) { return getRawValue(holder) >> _shift_count; }

Obtains the value for the specified BitField, appropriately shifted right, as a short.

Many users of a BitField will want to treat the specified bits as an int value, and will not want to be aware that the value is stored as a BitField (and so shifted left so many bits).

Params:
  • holder – the short data containing the bits we're interested in
See Also:
  • setShortValue(short, short)
Returns:the selected bits, shifted right appropriately
/** * <p>Obtains the value for the specified BitField, appropriately * shifted right, as a short.</p> * * <p>Many users of a BitField will want to treat the specified * bits as an int value, and will not want to be aware that the * value is stored as a BitField (and so shifted left so many * bits).</p> * * @see #setShortValue(short,short) * @param holder the short data containing the bits we're * interested in * @return the selected bits, shifted right appropriately */
public short getShortValue(final short holder) { return (short) getValue(holder); }

Obtains the value for the specified BitField, unshifted.

Params:
  • holder – the int data containing the bits we're interested in
Returns:the selected bits
/** * <p>Obtains the value for the specified BitField, unshifted.</p> * * @param holder the int data containing the bits we're * interested in * @return the selected bits */
public int getRawValue(final int holder) { return holder & _mask; }

Obtains the value for the specified BitField, unshifted.

Params:
  • holder – the short data containing the bits we're interested in
Returns:the selected bits
/** * <p>Obtains the value for the specified BitField, unshifted.</p> * * @param holder the short data containing the bits we're * interested in * @return the selected bits */
public short getShortRawValue(final short holder) { return (short) getRawValue(holder); }

Returns whether the field is set or not.

This is most commonly used for a single-bit field, which is often used to represent a boolean value; the results of using it for a multi-bit field is to determine whether *any* of its bits are set.

Params:
  • holder – the int data containing the bits we're interested in
Returns:true if any of the bits are set, else false
/** * <p>Returns whether the field is set or not.</p> * * <p>This is most commonly used for a single-bit field, which is * often used to represent a boolean value; the results of using * it for a multi-bit field is to determine whether *any* of its * bits are set.</p> * * @param holder the int data containing the bits we're interested * in * @return {@code true} if any of the bits are set, * else {@code false} */
public boolean isSet(final int holder) { return (holder & _mask) != 0; }

Returns whether all of the bits are set or not.

This is a stricter test than isSet(int), in that all of the bits in a multi-bit set must be set for this method to return true.

Params:
  • holder – the int data containing the bits we're interested in
Returns:true if all of the bits are set, else false
/** * <p>Returns whether all of the bits are set or not.</p> * * <p>This is a stricter test than {@link #isSet(int)}, * in that all of the bits in a multi-bit set must be set * for this method to return {@code true}.</p> * * @param holder the int data containing the bits we're * interested in * @return {@code true} if all of the bits are set, * else {@code false} */
public boolean isAllSet(final int holder) { return (holder & _mask) == _mask; }

Replaces the bits with new values.

Params:
  • holder – the int data containing the bits we're interested in
  • value – the new value for the specified bits
See Also:
  • getValue(int)
Returns:the value of holder with the bits from the value parameter replacing the old bits
/** * <p>Replaces the bits with new values.</p> * * @see #getValue(int) * @param holder the int data containing the bits we're * interested in * @param value the new value for the specified bits * @return the value of holder with the bits from the value * parameter replacing the old bits */
public int setValue(final int holder, final int value) { return (holder & ~_mask) | ((value << _shift_count) & _mask); }

Replaces the bits with new values.

Params:
  • holder – the short data containing the bits we're interested in
  • value – the new value for the specified bits
See Also:
  • getShortValue(short)
Returns:the value of holder with the bits from the value parameter replacing the old bits
/** * <p>Replaces the bits with new values.</p> * * @see #getShortValue(short) * @param holder the short data containing the bits we're * interested in * @param value the new value for the specified bits * @return the value of holder with the bits from the value * parameter replacing the old bits */
public short setShortValue(final short holder, final short value) { return (short) setValue(holder, value); }

Clears the bits.

Params:
  • holder – the int data containing the bits we're interested in
Returns:the value of holder with the specified bits cleared (set to 0)
/** * <p>Clears the bits.</p> * * @param holder the int data containing the bits we're * interested in * @return the value of holder with the specified bits cleared * (set to {@code 0}) */
public int clear(final int holder) { return holder & ~_mask; }

Clears the bits.

Params:
  • holder – the short data containing the bits we're interested in
Returns:the value of holder with the specified bits cleared (set to 0)
/** * <p>Clears the bits.</p> * * @param holder the short data containing the bits we're * interested in * @return the value of holder with the specified bits cleared * (set to {@code 0}) */
public short clearShort(final short holder) { return (short) clear(holder); }

Clears the bits.

Params:
  • holder – the byte data containing the bits we're interested in
Returns:the value of holder with the specified bits cleared (set to 0)
/** * <p>Clears the bits.</p> * * @param holder the byte data containing the bits we're * interested in * * @return the value of holder with the specified bits cleared * (set to {@code 0}) */
public byte clearByte(final byte holder) { return (byte) clear(holder); }

Sets the bits.

Params:
  • holder – the int data containing the bits we're interested in
Returns:the value of holder with the specified bits set to 1
/** * <p>Sets the bits.</p> * * @param holder the int data containing the bits we're * interested in * @return the value of holder with the specified bits set * to {@code 1} */
public int set(final int holder) { return holder | _mask; }

Sets the bits.

Params:
  • holder – the short data containing the bits we're interested in
Returns:the value of holder with the specified bits set to 1
/** * <p>Sets the bits.</p> * * @param holder the short data containing the bits we're * interested in * @return the value of holder with the specified bits set * to {@code 1} */
public short setShort(final short holder) { return (short) set(holder); }

Sets the bits.

Params:
  • holder – the byte data containing the bits we're interested in
Returns:the value of holder with the specified bits set to 1
/** * <p>Sets the bits.</p> * * @param holder the byte data containing the bits we're * interested in * * @return the value of holder with the specified bits set * to {@code 1} */
public byte setByte(final byte holder) { return (byte) set(holder); }

Sets a boolean BitField.

Params:
  • holder – the int data containing the bits we're interested in
  • flag – indicating whether to set or clear the bits
Returns:the value of holder with the specified bits set or cleared
/** * <p>Sets a boolean BitField.</p> * * @param holder the int data containing the bits we're * interested in * @param flag indicating whether to set or clear the bits * @return the value of holder with the specified bits set or * cleared */
public int setBoolean(final int holder, final boolean flag) { return flag ? set(holder) : clear(holder); }

Sets a boolean BitField.

Params:
  • holder – the short data containing the bits we're interested in
  • flag – indicating whether to set or clear the bits
Returns:the value of holder with the specified bits set or cleared
/** * <p>Sets a boolean BitField.</p> * * @param holder the short data containing the bits we're * interested in * @param flag indicating whether to set or clear the bits * @return the value of holder with the specified bits set or * cleared */
public short setShortBoolean(final short holder, final boolean flag) { return flag ? setShort(holder) : clearShort(holder); }

Sets a boolean BitField.

Params:
  • holder – the byte data containing the bits we're interested in
  • flag – indicating whether to set or clear the bits
Returns:the value of holder with the specified bits set or cleared
/** * <p>Sets a boolean BitField.</p> * * @param holder the byte data containing the bits we're * interested in * @param flag indicating whether to set or clear the bits * @return the value of holder with the specified bits set or * cleared */
public byte setByteBoolean(final byte holder, final boolean flag) { return flag ? setByte(holder) : clearByte(holder); } }