[Exolent[jNr]]

By the time they have gotten to the bottom of the tutorial, they will realize that the 6th bit becoming the 1st bit (5 bit shift left) will be the value from 32 and above since you have a list up at the top where 2^6 = 32 so they should understand bit shifts and even if it does give a bit of confusion it's better for them to reread so they understand or even ask questions rather than withholding information.

[Seta00]

number << X = number * 2^X
number >> X = number / 2^X

And they are faster than normal math operations.

[Lt.RAT]

a1 >> a2 - arithmetic shift to the right of a1 by a2 bits;
a1 >>> a2 - logical shift to the right of a1 by a2 bits;
and
a1 << a2 - a1 shifted to the left by a2 bits; No distinction between
an arithmetic and a logical left shift.


PS division - slowest "base" operation in PC, multiply - slower than shift too, so they should be changed with shift left/rigth when possible.

[Bugsy]

Nice quote from the pawn language guide I will add an explanation of the difference between logical and arithmetic shifting.

[meTaLiCroSS]

Ohhh noo maths again, damn

[abdul-rehman]

Thnx, For this tutorial ... now i will use bits instead of 33 cell arrays !

[ConnorMcLeod]

You enum could be confusing :

//Create a list of options that are supported by the plugin
enum ( <<=1 ) _: Options
{
    Speed=1,   // 1 << 0
    AutoAim,   // 1 << 1
    HighJump,  // 1 << 2
    ExtraHP,   // 1 << 3
    ExtraArmor // 1 << 4
}

Comments are not true, each value is the last value shift by 1, correct comments should be :

enum ( <<=1 ) _: Options
{
    Speed=1,    // 1            // 1
    AutoAim,    // 1 << 1    // 2
    HighJump,   // 2 << 1    // 4
    ExtraHP,    // 4 << 1    // 8
    ExtraArmor  // 8 << 1    // 16
}

Results are the same though, but it makes it easier to understand how it works and why you have to set first enum to 1.

[fysiks]

Thanks Connor, I was wondering how that worked exactly.

[g_often]

Thanks Bugsy

[Bugsy]

Originally Posted by ConnorMcLeod You enum could be confusing : //Create a list of options that are supported by the plugin enum ( <<=1 ) _: Options {     Speed=1,   // 1 << 0     AutoAim,   // 1 << 1     HighJump,  // 1 << 2     ExtraHP,   // 1 << 3     ExtraArmor // 1 << 4 } Comments are not true, each value is the last value shift by 1, correct comments should be : enum ( <<=1 ) _: Options {     Speed=1,    // 1            // 1     AutoAim,    // 1 << 1    // 2     HighJump,   // 2 << 1    // 4     ExtraHP,    // 4 << 1    // 8     ExtraArmor  // 8 << 1    // 16 } Results are the same though, but it makes it easier to understand how it works and why you have to set first

My comments were intended to show the value in each constant, not the enum operation occurring.