Visual Basic 2015 Unleashed

The BitArray Collection

The System.Collections.BitArray collection enables storing bit values represented by Boolean values. A True value indicates that a bit is on (1), whereas a False value indicates that a bit is off (0). You can pass to the BitArray arrays of Integer numbers or Boolean values, as demonstrated by the following code:

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Dim byteArray() As Byte = New Byte() {1, 2, 3}'Length in zero baseDim ba As New BitArray(byteArray)For Each item As Object In ba    Console.WriteLine(item.ToString)Next

This code produces the output shown in Figure 16.1, which is a human-readable representation of the bits in the collection.

FIGURE 16.1 Human-readable representation of bits in a BitArray collection.

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