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BitClear Function (Usual, Usual, Usual)

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Clears the specified bit in a Numeric, Varbinary, or Blob value by setting it to 0 and returns the resulting value. There is a numeric and a binary version of the syntax. If the specified expression is not an integer, it is converted to an integer before performing the operation.

Namespace:  XSharp.VFP
Assembly:  XSharp.VFP (in XSharp.VFP.dll) Version: 2.19
Syntax
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 FUNCTION BitClear(
	Arg1 AS USUAL,
	Arg2 AS USUAL,
	Arg3 AS USUAL
) AS BINARY
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Parameters

Arg1
Type: Usual
Specifies the Numeric value or Varbinary or Blob expression to clear the bit in. If the expression is not an integer, it is converted to an integer before setting the bit.
Arg2
Type: Usual
Arg3
Type: Usual

Return Value

Type: Binary
Numeric, Varbinary, or Blob. BitClear( ) returns the specified expression without specified bit.
Examples
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1x = 7  // 0111 binary
2y = 1  // 2nd bit position (0 = 1st bit position)
3? BitClear(x,y) // Returns 5, 0101 binary
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