BitArray

I have a BitArray of 8 bits and I want to know the total value of the bits as if it were a byte.

Code:

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Dim Mask As New BitArray(8, True)
Mask(0) = False

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I'd like to now put them 8 bits (1 byte) into a byte varible, something like:

Code:

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Dim MyByte as byte = mask

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Then in the above example MyByte would = 254

Basically, assigning the 8 bits to a byte and being able to get the total value of that byte (which in this case would be the total of the 8 bits).

You can use the CopyTo method to copy the bits to a one-byte-long byte array. That single byte will have the value you seek:

VB Code:

Dim Mask As New BitArray(8, True)
        Mask(0) = False
        Dim ByteArray(0) As Byte
        Mask.CopyTo(ByteArray, 0)
        Dim MyByte As Byte = ByteArray(0)

That works great, thanks.