Bit Fields in C. What are they, and how do I use them? @JacobSorber
Bit Fields in C. What are they, and how do I use them?  @JacobSorber
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Bit Fields in C. What are they, and how do I use them? // Bit fields are a common programming tool that a lot of beginners don't know about. This video explains how they work, and shows you how to use them in three different scenarios, to pass options into functions, to make reduced-size integers, and to treat integers as arrays of bits.





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