tomo-Byte.get_bit.3

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   5 .TH Byte.get_bit 3 2025-11-29 "Tomo man-pages"
   6 .SH NAME
   7 Byte.get_bit \- check whether a bit is set
   8 .SH LIBRARY
   9 Tomo Standard Library
  10 .SH SYNOPSIS
  11 .nf
  12 .BI Byte.get_bit\ :\ func(i:\ Byte,\ bit_index:\ Int\ ->\ Bool)
  13 .fi
  14 .SH DESCRIPTION
  15 In the binary representation of a byte, check whether a given bit index is set to 1 or not.
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  18 .SH ARGUMENTS
  19 
  20 .TS
  21 allbox;
  22 lb lb lbx
  23 l l l.
  24 Name	Type	Description
  25 i	Byte	The byte whose bits are being inspected. 
  26 bit_index	Int	The index of the bit to check (1-indexed, range 1-8). 
  27 .TE
  28 .SH RETURN
  29 Whether or not the given bit index is set to 1 in the byte.
  30 
  31 .SH NOTES
  32 The bit index must be between 1-8 or a runtime error will be produced.
  33 
  34 .SH EXAMPLES
  35 .EX
  36 assert Byte(6).get_bit(1) == no
  37 assert Byte(6).get_bit(2) == yes
  38 assert Byte(6).get_bit(3) == yes
  39 assert Byte(6).get_bit(4) == no
  40 .EE
  41 .SH SEE ALSO
  42 .BR Tomo-Byte (3)