Language Reference

IBITS(I, POS, LEN)

Extracts a sequence of bits.

I

must be of type integer.

POS

must be of type integer. It must be nonnegative and POS + LEN must be less than or equal to BIT_SIZE (I).

LEN

must be of type integer and nonnegative.

Class

Elemental function

Result Type and Attributes

Same as I.

Result Value

The result has the value of the sequence of LEN bits in I beginning at bit POS, right-adjusted and with all other bits zero.

The bits are numbered from 0 to BIT_SIZE(I)-1, from right to left.

Examples

IBITS (14, 1, 3) has the value 7. See Integer Bit Model.

Notes:

1. IBM Extension.