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- noun computing, programming An
integer value treated as a sequence ofbits (binary digits) which can betoggled individually asflags .
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Examples
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There are two other ways to handle sets of values: The built in SET column type, and using a INT/BIGINT column as a bitfield.
Planet MySQL 2010
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· 628884 Use a bitfield for Widget:: private_flags,:: state,:: saved_state
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# Defining a different template bitfield template_bitfield = lNg = inherit_from = prosilver
phpBB.com jumborex 2010
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Vegard Nossum (1): kmemcheck: make bitfield annotations truly no-ops when disabled
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Vegard Nossum (1): kmemcheck: make bitfield annotations truly no-ops when disabled
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Please round up to a maxmimum of 7 bits (or 15 if the bitfield was already larger than 8).
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# Defining a different template bitfield template_bitfield = lNg = inherit_from = prosilver
phpBB.com jumborex 2010
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* Enables a particular flag in a bitfield column of a given table.
phpBB.com Comkid 2010
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Vegard Nossum (1): kmemcheck: make bitfield annotations truly no-ops when disabled
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Variable length, X is the 5 bitfield length of bitfield.
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