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Detecting if bit set in numeric value
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bitnumericvaluedetectingset
Problem
I have a tinyint column that represents a set of flags. Assuming I wanted to know if a specific bit was set or not, how can I do bitwise AND/OR in a stored procedure?
Solution
From your previous questions you use SQL Server. So you can use the & operator.
e.g. to see if the bit for 4 is on (and assuming
e.g. to see if the bit for 4 is on (and assuming
NULL should return NULL)SELECT CASE number & 4 WHEN 4 THEN 1 WHEN 0 THEN 0 ENDCode Snippets
SELECT CASE number & 4 WHEN 4 THEN 1 WHEN 0 THEN 0 ENDContext
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