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ldb-test [Function]

ldb-test bytespec integer => generalized-boolean

Arguments and Values::

bytespec--a byte specifier.

integer--an integer.

generalized-boolean--a generalized boolean.

Description::

Returns true if any of the bits of the byte in integer specified by bytespec is non-zero; otherwise returns false.

Examples::

      (ldb-test (byte 4 1) 16) =>  true
      (ldb-test (byte 3 1) 16) =>  false
      (ldb-test (byte 3 2) 16) =>  true
     

See Also::

byte , ldb , zerop

Notes::

      (ldb-test bytespec n) ==
      (not (zerop (ldb bytespec n))) ==
      (logtest (ldb bytespec -1) n)