DESCRIPTION¶
Return the new string where bit n is set in string str. Note that the old string str is not modified.
Each character contains 6 bits. So you can store a value between 0 and 63 in one character (2^6=64). Starting character is the blank char: (U+00020 SPACE) which has the value 0. The first charcter in the string is the one with the lowest bits (0-5).
The new string will automatically be extended if needed.
USAGE¶
string s;
s=set_bit("?",5);
Because ”?” has a value of 31 the variable s will now contain the character “_” which is equal to 63 (31+2^5=63):
string s;
s=set_bit("78",3);
s=set_bit(s,8);
//s will now contain the string "?<".