Example 1: excel vba long to bits
Function LongToBits$(ByVal n&)
Dim i&
LongToBits = "00000000000000000000000000000000"
If n And &H80000000 Then
Mid$(LongToBits, 1, 1) = "1"
n = n And Not &H80000000
End If
For i = 32 To 2 Step -1
If n And 1 Then Mid$(LongToBits, i, 1) = "1"
n = n \ 2
Next
End Function
'------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MsgBox ByteToBits(0) '<--displays: 00000000000000000000000000000000
MsgBox LongToBits(293781237) '<--displays: 00010001100000101011111011110101
MsgBox ByteToBits(-1) '<--displays: 11111111111111111111111111111111
Example 2: excel vba is bit set long
'Extremely fast VBA function to test if a specified bit is set
'within a 32-bit Long integer.
'Bits are numbered from 0 to 31, so the first (least significant) bit
'is bit 0.
'Note: we do not inspect bit 31, the sign bit.
'Note: any number of bits can be specified in one call.
Function LongBitIsSet(theLong&, bit As Byte) As Boolean
Static i&, b&()
If (Not Not b) = 0 Then
ReDim b(0 To 30)
For i = 0 To 30
b(i) = 2 ^ i
Next
End If
If bit < 31 Then LongBitIsSet = theLong And b(bit)
End Function
'------------------------------------------------------------------
MsgBox LongBitIsSet(255, 7) '<--displays: True
MsgBox LongBitIsSet(230, 0) '<--displays: False
MsgBox LongBitIsSet(16384, 14) '<--displays: True
MsgBox LongBitIsSet(-16383, 0) '<--displays: True
MsgBox LongBitIsSet(&H7FFFFFFF, 0) '<--displays: True
Example 3: excel vba check if bit is set in integer
'Extremely fast VBA function to test if a specified bit is set
'within a 16-bit Integer.
'Bits are numbered from 0 to 15, so the first (least significant) bit
'is bit 0.
'Note: we do not inspect bit 15, the sign bit.
Function IntegerBitIsSet(theInteger%, bit As Byte) As Boolean
Static i&, b%()
If (Not Not b) = 0 Then
ReDim b(0 To 14)
For i = 0 To 14
b(i) = 2 ^ i
Next
End If
If bit < 15 Then IntegerBitIsSet = theInteger And b(bit)
End Function
'------------------------------------------------------------------
MsgBox IntegerBitIsSet(255, 7) '<--displays: True
MsgBox IntegerBitIsSet(230, 0) '<--displays: False
MsgBox IntegerBitIsSet(16384, 14) '<--displays: True
MsgBox IntegerBitIsSet(-16383, 0) '<--displays: True
Example 4: vba bits to byte
'Extremely fast VBA function to convert a binary string to a Byte:
Function BitsToByte(bits$) As Byte
Dim i&
Static b() As Byte
If LenB(bits) > 16 Then Exit Function
If LenB(bits) = 16 Then
b = bits
Else
b = String$(8 - Len(bits), "0") & bits
End If
For i = 0 To 14 Step 2
BitsToByte = 2 * BitsToByte Or (b(i) Xor 48)
Next
End Function
'Example:
MsgBox BitsToByte("00001100") '<--displays: 12
MsgBox BitsToByte("10000001") '<--displays: 129
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Example 5: excel vba set bit in byte
'Extremely fast VBA function to test if a specified bit is set
'within a Byte.
'Bits are numbered from 0 to 7, so the first (least significant) bit
'is bit 0.
Function ByteBitIsSet(theByte As Byte, bit As Byte) As Boolean
Static i&, b() As Byte
If (Not Not b) = 0 Then
ReDim b(0 To 7)
For i = 0 To 7
b(i) = 2 ^ i
Next
End If
If bit < 8 Then ByteBitIsSet = theByte And b(bit)
End Function
'------------------------------------------------------------------
MsgBox ByteBitIsSet(255, 7) '<--displays: True
MsgBox ByteBitIsSet(230, 0) '<--displays: False