std::bitset<N>:: operator[]

Accesses the bit at position pos . The first version returns the value of the bit, the second version returns an object of type std::bitset::reference that allows modification of the value.

Unlike test() , does not throw exceptions: the behavior is undefined if pos is out of bounds.

Parameters

Return value

Exceptions

(none)

Example

#include <bitset>
#include <cstddef>
#include <iostream>
 
int main()
{
    std::bitset<8> b1{0b00101010}; // binary literal for 42
 
    for (std::size_t i = 0; i < b1.size(); ++i)
        std::cout << "b1[" << i << "]: " << b1[i] << '\n';
    b1[0] = true; // modifies the first bit through bitset::reference
 
    std::cout << "After setting bit 0, b1 holds " << b1 << '\n';
}

b1[0]: 0
b1[1]: 1
b1[2]: 0
b1[3]: 1
b1[4]: 0
b1[5]: 1
b1[6]: 0
b1[7]: 0
After setting bit 0, b1 holds 00101011

Defect reports

The following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published C++ standards.

See also