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1 | #include "bitstring.h" | ||
2 | #include <stdlib.h> | ||
3 | #include <stdio.h> | ||
4 | #include <string.h> | ||
5 | |||
6 | #ifdef _WIN32 | ||
7 | #define random() rand() | ||
8 | #endif | ||
9 | |||
10 | #define bitsToBytes( nBits ) (((nBits/8)+((nBits%8)?(1):(0)))); | ||
11 | |||
12 | Bu::BitString::BitString() | ||
13 | { | ||
14 | caData = NULL; | ||
15 | cTopByteMask = 0; | ||
16 | nBits = nBytes = 0; | ||
17 | } | ||
18 | |||
19 | Bu::BitString::BitString( const Bu::BitString &xSrc ) | ||
20 | { | ||
21 | nBits = xSrc.nBits; | ||
22 | nBytes = xSrc.nBytes; | ||
23 | cTopByteMask = xSrc.cTopByteMask; | ||
24 | caData = new unsigned char[nBytes]; | ||
25 | memcpy( caData, xSrc.caData, nBytes ); | ||
26 | |||
27 | fixup(); | ||
28 | } | ||
29 | |||
30 | Bu::BitString::BitString( long nNewBits, bool bFillRandomly ) | ||
31 | { | ||
32 | long j; | ||
33 | nBits = nNewBits; | ||
34 | nBytes = bitsToBytes( nNewBits );//(nNewBits/8)+((nNewBits%8)?(1):(0)); | ||
35 | caData = new unsigned char[nBytes]; | ||
36 | |||
37 | // This can either mean that there are a multiple of eight bits or zero, if there are zero you're an idiot | ||
38 | // (zero can't happen, because we would allocate an extra byte and never use it) | ||
39 | if( (nBits%8 == 0) ) | ||
40 | { | ||
41 | cTopByteMask = 0xFF; | ||
42 | } | ||
43 | else | ||
44 | { | ||
45 | cTopByteMask = 0; | ||
46 | for( j = 0; j < (nBits%8); j++ ) | ||
47 | { | ||
48 | cTopByteMask |= (1<<j); | ||
49 | } | ||
50 | } | ||
51 | |||
52 | if( bFillRandomly ) | ||
53 | { | ||
54 | // rand() only returns a value up to RAND_MAX (0x7FFF on my system) so I'll just use the low order byte) | ||
55 | for( j = 0; j < nBytes; j++ ) | ||
56 | { | ||
57 | caData[j] = (unsigned char)(random() & 0xFF); | ||
58 | } | ||
59 | } | ||
60 | else | ||
61 | { | ||
62 | clearString(); | ||
63 | } | ||
64 | |||
65 | fixup(); | ||
66 | } | ||
67 | |||
68 | Bu::BitString::~BitString() | ||
69 | { | ||
70 | if( caData != NULL ) delete[] caData; | ||
71 | } | ||
72 | |||
73 | Bu::BitString &Bu::BitString::operator=( const Bu::BitString &xSrc ) | ||
74 | { | ||
75 | if( caData != NULL ) | ||
76 | { | ||
77 | delete[] caData; | ||
78 | } | ||
79 | nBits = xSrc.nBits; | ||
80 | nBytes = xSrc.nBytes; | ||
81 | cTopByteMask = xSrc.cTopByteMask; | ||
82 | caData = new unsigned char[nBytes]; | ||
83 | memcpy( caData, xSrc.caData, nBytes ); | ||
84 | |||
85 | fixup(); | ||
86 | |||
87 | return *this; | ||
88 | } | ||
89 | |||
90 | Bu::BitString Bu::BitString::operator~() | ||
91 | { | ||
92 | Bu::BitString xRet( *this ); | ||
93 | |||
94 | for( int j = 0; j < xRet.nBytes; j++ ) | ||
95 | { | ||
96 | xRet.caData[j] = ~xRet.caData[j]; | ||
97 | } | ||
98 | |||
99 | xRet.fixup(); | ||
100 | |||
101 | return xRet; | ||
102 | } | ||
103 | |||
104 | Bu::BitString Bu::BitString::operator<<( const long nAmt ) | ||
105 | { | ||
106 | if( nAmt == 0 ) | ||
107 | { | ||
108 | return (*this); | ||
109 | } | ||
110 | //int nByteShift = nAmt/8; | ||
111 | |||
112 | Bu::BitString xSub( getBitLength() ); | ||
113 | |||
114 | long shft = (nAmt%8); | ||
115 | long base = (nAmt/8); | ||
116 | unsigned char lowmask=0; | ||
117 | for( long j = 0; j < 8-shft; j++ ) | ||
118 | { | ||
119 | lowmask |= (1<<j); | ||
120 | } | ||
121 | for( long j = 0; j < xSub.nBytes; j++ ) | ||
122 | { | ||
123 | xSub.caData[base+j] = ((caData[j]>>shft)&(lowmask)) | ((caData[j+1]<<(8-shft))&(~lowmask)); | ||
124 | } | ||
125 | xSub.fixup(); | ||
126 | |||
127 | return xSub; | ||
128 | } | ||
129 | |||
130 | Bu::BitString Bu::BitString::operator>>( const long nAmt ) | ||
131 | { | ||
132 | if( nAmt == 0 ) | ||
133 | { | ||
134 | return (*this); | ||
135 | } | ||
136 | return (*this); | ||
137 | } | ||
138 | |||
139 | void Bu::BitString::shiftLeft( long nAmt ) | ||
140 | { | ||
141 | if( nAmt == 0 ) | ||
142 | { | ||
143 | return; | ||
144 | } | ||
145 | else if( nAmt < 0 ) | ||
146 | { | ||
147 | shiftRight( -nAmt ); | ||
148 | return; | ||
149 | } | ||
150 | |||
151 | long nByteShift = nAmt/8; | ||
152 | long nBitShift = nAmt%8; | ||
153 | |||
154 | long j; | ||
155 | for( j = nBytes-1; j >= 0; j-- ) | ||
156 | { | ||
157 | caData[j] = (((j-nByteShift)<0)?(0):((caData[j-nByteShift]<<nBitShift))) | (((j-nByteShift-1)<0)?(0):((caData[j-nByteShift-1]>>(8-nBitShift)))); | ||
158 | } | ||
159 | |||
160 | fixup(); | ||
161 | } | ||
162 | |||
163 | void Bu::BitString::shiftRight( long nAmt ) | ||
164 | { | ||
165 | if( nAmt == 0 ) | ||
166 | { | ||
167 | return; | ||
168 | } | ||
169 | else if( nAmt < 0 ) | ||
170 | { | ||
171 | shiftLeft( -nAmt ); | ||
172 | return; | ||
173 | } | ||
174 | |||
175 | long nByteShift = nAmt/8; | ||
176 | long nBitShift = nAmt%8; | ||
177 | |||
178 | long j; | ||
179 | for( j = 0; j < nBytes; j++ ) | ||
180 | { | ||
181 | caData[j] = (((j+nByteShift)>nBytes)?(0):((caData[j+nByteShift]>>nBitShift))) | (((j+nByteShift+1)>nBytes)?(0):((caData[j+nByteShift+1]<<(8-nBitShift)))); | ||
182 | } | ||
183 | |||
184 | fixup(); | ||
185 | } | ||
186 | /* | ||
187 | long Bu::BitString::bitsToBytes( long nBits ) | ||
188 | { | ||
189 | return (nBits/8)+((nBits%8)?(1):(0)); | ||
190 | } | ||
191 | */ | ||
192 | void Bu::BitString::fixup() | ||
193 | { | ||
194 | if( caData != NULL ) | ||
195 | { | ||
196 | caData[nBytes-1] &= cTopByteMask; | ||
197 | } | ||
198 | } | ||
199 | |||
200 | void Bu::BitString::setBit( long nBit, bool bBitState ) | ||
201 | { | ||
202 | if( bBitState ) | ||
203 | { | ||
204 | caData[nBit/8] |= (1<<(nBit%8)); | ||
205 | } | ||
206 | else | ||
207 | { | ||
208 | caData[nBit/8] &= ~(1<<(nBit%8)); | ||
209 | } | ||
210 | } | ||
211 | |||
212 | void Bu::BitString::flipBit( long nBit ) | ||
213 | { | ||
214 | caData[nBit/8] ^= (1<<(nBit%8)); | ||
215 | } | ||
216 | |||
217 | bool Bu::BitString::getBit( long nBit ) | ||
218 | { | ||
219 | if( nBit >= nBits || nBit < 0 ) return false; | ||
220 | if( (caData[nBit/8] & (1<<(nBit%8))) == 0 ) | ||
221 | { | ||
222 | return false; | ||
223 | } | ||
224 | return true; | ||
225 | } | ||
226 | |||
227 | long Bu::BitString::getBitLength() | ||
228 | { | ||
229 | return nBits; | ||
230 | } | ||
231 | |||
232 | class Bu::BitString Bu::BitString::getSubString( long nLower, long nUpper ) | ||
233 | { | ||
234 | if( nUpper == 0 || nUpper < nLower ) nUpper = nBits; | ||
235 | |||
236 | Bu::BitString xSub( nUpper-nLower+1 ); | ||
237 | |||
238 | long shft = (nLower%8); | ||
239 | long base = (nLower/8); | ||
240 | unsigned char lowmask=0; | ||
241 | for( long j = 0; j < 8-shft; j++ ) | ||
242 | { | ||
243 | lowmask |= (1<<j); | ||
244 | } | ||
245 | for( long j = 0; j < xSub.nBytes; j++ ) | ||
246 | { | ||
247 | xSub.caData[j] = ((caData[base+j]>>shft)&(lowmask)) | ((caData[base+j+1]<<(8-shft))&(~lowmask)); | ||
248 | } | ||
249 | xSub.fixup(); | ||
250 | |||
251 | return xSub; | ||
252 | } | ||
253 | |||
254 | long Bu::BitString::toLong( long nStart, long nSize ) | ||
255 | { | ||
256 | if( nSize < 1 ) nSize = 1; | ||
257 | if( nSize > 32 ) nSize = 32; | ||
258 | if( nStart < 0 ) return 0; | ||
259 | if( nStart+nSize > getBitLength() ) return 0; | ||
260 | |||
261 | Bu::BitString tmpo; | ||
262 | tmpo = getSubString( nStart, nStart+nSize-1 ); | ||
263 | long x = *((long *)tmpo.caData); | ||
264 | |||
265 | return x; | ||
266 | } | ||
267 | /* | ||
268 | std::string Bu::BitString::toString( bool bAddSpacers ) | ||
269 | { | ||
270 | long nSz = nBits; | ||
271 | if( bAddSpacers ) | ||
272 | { | ||
273 | nSz += (nBits/8); | ||
274 | if( nBits%8 == 0 ) nSz--; | ||
275 | } | ||
276 | std::string xStr; | ||
277 | |||
278 | int bw=0; | ||
279 | int of=0; | ||
280 | for( int j = nBits-1; j >= 0; j-- ) | ||
281 | { | ||
282 | if( getBit( j ) ) | ||
283 | { | ||
284 | xStr += '1'; | ||
285 | } | ||
286 | else | ||
287 | { | ||
288 | xStr += '0'; | ||
289 | } | ||
290 | |||
291 | if( bAddSpacers ) | ||
292 | { | ||
293 | bw++; | ||
294 | if( bw >= 8 && j < nBits-1 ) | ||
295 | { | ||
296 | bw = 0; | ||
297 | of++; | ||
298 | xStr += ' '; | ||
299 | } | ||
300 | } | ||
301 | } | ||
302 | |||
303 | return xStr; | ||
304 | } | ||
305 | */ | ||
306 | void Bu::BitString::clearString() | ||
307 | { | ||
308 | if( caData != NULL ) | ||
309 | { | ||
310 | memset( caData, 0, nBytes ); | ||
311 | } | ||
312 | } | ||
313 | |||
314 | bool Bu::BitString::setBitLength( long nLength, bool bClear ) | ||
315 | { | ||
316 | if( nBits != nLength ) | ||
317 | { | ||
318 | if( bClear || caData == NULL ) | ||
319 | { | ||
320 | //long j; | ||
321 | nBits = nLength; | ||
322 | nBytes = bitsToBytes( nLength );//(nNewBits/8)+((nNewBits%8)?(1):(0)); | ||
323 | if( caData != NULL ) delete[] caData; | ||
324 | caData = new unsigned char[nBytes]; | ||
325 | memset( caData, 0, nBytes ); | ||
326 | } | ||
327 | else | ||
328 | { | ||
329 | //long j; | ||
330 | nBits = nLength; | ||
331 | long nNewBytes = bitsToBytes( nLength );//(nNewBits/8)+((nNewBits%8)?(1):(0)); | ||
332 | unsigned char *tmp = caData; | ||
333 | caData = new unsigned char[nBytes]; | ||
334 | if( nNewBytes < nBytes ) | ||
335 | { | ||
336 | memcpy( caData, tmp, nNewBytes ); | ||
337 | } | ||
338 | else | ||
339 | { | ||
340 | memcpy( caData, tmp, nBytes ); | ||
341 | } | ||
342 | delete[] tmp; | ||
343 | nBytes = nNewBytes; | ||
344 | } | ||
345 | |||
346 | // This can either mean that there are a multiple of eight bits or zero, if there are zero you're an idiot | ||
347 | // (zero can't happen, because we would allocate an extra byte and never use it) | ||
348 | if( (nBits%8 == 0) ) | ||
349 | { | ||
350 | cTopByteMask = 0xFF; | ||
351 | } | ||
352 | else | ||
353 | { | ||
354 | cTopByteMask = 0; | ||
355 | for( long j = 0; j < (nBits%8); j++ ) | ||
356 | { | ||
357 | cTopByteMask |= (1<<j); | ||
358 | } | ||
359 | } | ||
360 | } | ||
361 | else if( bClear ) | ||
362 | { | ||
363 | clearString(); | ||
364 | } | ||
365 | |||
366 | return true; | ||
367 | } | ||
368 | |||
369 | void Bu::BitString::randomize() | ||
370 | { | ||
371 | if( caData != NULL ) | ||
372 | { | ||
373 | for( int j = 0; j < nBytes; j++ ) | ||
374 | { | ||
375 | caData[j] = (unsigned char)(random() & 0xFF); | ||
376 | } | ||
377 | fixup(); | ||
378 | } | ||
379 | } | ||
380 | |||
381 | void Bu::BitString::invert() | ||
382 | { | ||
383 | if( caData != NULL ) | ||
384 | { | ||
385 | for( long j = 0; j < nBytes; j++ ) | ||
386 | { | ||
387 | caData[j] = ~caData[j]; | ||
388 | } | ||
389 | fixup(); | ||
390 | } | ||
391 | } | ||
392 | |||
393 | long Bu::BitString::getHighestOrderBitPos() | ||
394 | { | ||
395 | for( long j = nBits-1; j >= 0; j-- ) | ||
396 | { | ||
397 | if( getBit( j ) ) | ||
398 | { | ||
399 | return j; | ||
400 | } | ||
401 | } | ||
402 | |||
403 | return -1; | ||
404 | } | ||
405 | /* | ||
406 | bool Bu::BitString::writeToFile( FILE *fh ) | ||
407 | { | ||
408 | fwrite( &nBits, sizeof(long), 1, fh ); | ||
409 | fwrite( caData, sizeof(char), nBytes, fh ); | ||
410 | |||
411 | return true; | ||
412 | } | ||
413 | |||
414 | bool Bu::BitString::readFromFile( FILE *fh ) | ||
415 | { | ||
416 | fread( &nBits, sizeof(long), 1, fh ); | ||
417 | |||
418 | nBytes = bitsToBytes( nBits ); | ||
419 | if( caData ) delete[] caData; | ||
420 | caData = new unsigned char[nBytes]; | ||
421 | |||
422 | fread( caData, sizeof(char), nBytes, fh ); | ||
423 | |||
424 | if( (nBits%8 == 0) ) | ||
425 | { | ||
426 | cTopByteMask = 0xFF; | ||
427 | } | ||
428 | else | ||
429 | { | ||
430 | cTopByteMask = 0; | ||
431 | for( int j = 0; j < (nBits%8); j++ ) | ||
432 | { | ||
433 | cTopByteMask |= (1<<j); | ||
434 | } | ||
435 | } | ||
436 | |||
437 | fixup(); | ||
438 | |||
439 | return true; | ||
440 | }*/ | ||
diff --git a/src/bitstring.h b/src/bitstring.h new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8052691 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/bitstring.h | |||
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1 | #ifndef BU_BITSTRING_H | ||
2 | #define BU_BITSTRING_H | ||
3 | |||
4 | namespace Bu | ||
5 | { | ||
6 | /** | ||
7 | * Manages an arbitrarily sized string of bits, and allows basic interaction | ||
8 | * with them. This includes basic non-mathematical bitwise operations such | ||
9 | * as setting and testing bits, shifting the string, inversion and a few | ||
10 | * extras like randomization. On linux systems this takes advantage of long | ||
11 | * longs giving you a maximum size of about 2tb per string. | ||
12 | * | ||
13 | * For more general and mathematical type interaction see BitStringInt. | ||
14 | * | ||
15 | *@author Mike Buland | ||
16 | */ | ||
17 | class BitString | ||
18 | { | ||
19 | public: | ||
20 | /** | ||
21 | * Constructs a blank and basic BitString. This is actually useful since | ||
22 | * you can resize BitStrings at will, and even retain the data that was | ||
23 | * in them. | ||
24 | */ | ||
25 | BitString(); | ||
26 | |||
27 | /** | ||
28 | * Constructs a BitString object as a copy of another BitString. This is | ||
29 | * a standard copy constructor and produces an exact duplicate of the | ||
30 | * original BitString object. | ||
31 | *@param xSrc Source BitString to copy data from. | ||
32 | */ | ||
33 | BitString( const BitString &xSrc ); | ||
34 | |||
35 | /** | ||
36 | * Constructs a BitString with length nBits and optionally fills it with | ||
37 | * random data. The default setting, to not fill randomly, will produce | ||
38 | * a blank (all zeros) string of the specified size. | ||
39 | *@param nBits The length of the new BitString in bits. | ||
40 | *@param bFillRandomly Wether or not to randomize this BitString. | ||
41 | */ | ||
42 | BitString( long nBits, bool bFillRandomly=false ); | ||
43 | |||
44 | /** | ||
45 | * Virtual deconstructor for the BitString. Takes care of cleanup for you. | ||
46 | * What more do you really want to know? | ||
47 | */ | ||
48 | virtual ~BitString(); | ||
49 | |||
50 | // basic interaction | ||
51 | /** | ||
52 | * Sets a bit in the BitString. In it's normal mode it will always turn | ||
53 | * the given bit on, to clear a bit set bBitState to false instead of | ||
54 | * true. This operation runs in O(1). | ||
55 | *@param nBit The zero-based index of the bit to modify. | ||
56 | *@param bBitState Set to true to set the bit to 1, set to false to set | ||
57 | * the bit to 0. | ||
58 | */ | ||
59 | void setBit( long nBit, bool bBitState=true ); | ||
60 | |||
61 | /** | ||
62 | * Reverses the state of the given bit. This will set the given bit to a | ||
63 | * 1 if it was 0, and to 0 if it was 1. This operation runs in O(1), and | ||
64 | * it should be noted that using this is marginally faster than doing the | ||
65 | * test and flip yourself with getBit and setBit since it uses a bitwise | ||
66 | * not operation and doesn't actually test the bit itself. | ||
67 | *@param nBit The index of the bit to flip. | ||
68 | */ | ||
69 | void flipBit( long nBit ); | ||
70 | |||
71 | /** | ||
72 | * Gets the state of the given bit. This follows the standard convention | ||
73 | * used so far, a returned value of true means the bit in question is 1, | ||
74 | * and a value of flase means the bit is 0. All bits out of range of the | ||
75 | * BitString are treated as off, but are "accessable" in that this does not | ||
76 | * produce any kind of error message. This is intentional. This operation | ||
77 | * runs in O(1). | ||
78 | *@param nBit The index of the bit to test. | ||
79 | *@returns True for a 1, false for a 0. | ||
80 | */ | ||
81 | bool getBit( long nBit ); | ||
82 | |||
83 | /** | ||
84 | * Inverts the entire BitString, in effect this calls flipBit on every bit | ||
85 | * in the string but is faster since it can operate on whole bytes at a | ||
86 | * time instead of individual bits. This operation runs in O(N). | ||
87 | */ | ||
88 | void invert(); | ||
89 | |||
90 | /** | ||
91 | * Returns the number of bits allocated in this BitString. This operation | ||
92 | * runs in O(N) time since this value is cached and not computed. | ||
93 | *@returns The number of bits allocated in this BitString. | ||
94 | */ | ||
95 | long getBitLength(); | ||
96 | |||
97 | /** | ||
98 | * Sets the entire BitString to zeros, but it does it very quickly. This | ||
99 | * operation runs in O(N). | ||
100 | */ | ||
101 | void clearString(); | ||
102 | |||
103 | /** | ||
104 | * Gets another BitString that is autonomous of the current one (contains | ||
105 | * a copy of the memory, not a pointer) and contains a subset of the data | ||
106 | * in the current BitString. This is an inclusive operation, so grabbing | ||
107 | * bits 0-5 will give you 6 bits. This is based on a very tricky | ||
108 | * bit-shifting algorithm and runs very quickly, in O(N) time. | ||
109 | * Passing in a value of zero for nUpper, or any value for nUpper that is | ||
110 | * less than nLower will set nUpper equal to the number of bits in the | ||
111 | * BitString. | ||
112 | *@param nLower The first bit in the current string, will be the first bit | ||
113 | * (0 index) in the new sub string. | ||
114 | *@param nUpper The last bit in the current string, will be the last bit in | ||
115 | * the new sub string. nUpper is included in the sub string. | ||
116 | *@returns A new BitString object ready to be used. Please note that | ||
117 | * managing this new object is up to whomever calls this function. | ||
118 | */ | ||
119 | class BitString getSubString( long nLower, long nUpper ); | ||
120 | |||
121 | /** | ||
122 | * Sets the number of bits in the BitString, allocating more memory if | ||
123 | * necesarry, or freeing extra if able. The default operation of this | ||
124 | * function clears all data in the BitString while resizing it. If you | ||
125 | * would like to keep as much of the data that you had in your BitString | ||
126 | * as possible, then set bClear to false, and any data that will fit into | ||
127 | * the new BitString length will be retained. If increasing the number of | ||
128 | * bits, the new bits will come into existance cleared (set to 0). | ||
129 | *@param nLength The number of bits to set the BitString to. | ||
130 | *@param bClear When true, all data is eradicated and zeroed, when set to | ||
131 | * false an effort is made to retain the existing data. | ||
132 | *@returns true on success, false on failure. | ||
133 | */ | ||
134 | bool setBitLength( long nLength, bool bClear=true ); | ||
135 | |||
136 | /** | ||
137 | * Randomize the entire BitString, one bit at a time. This is actually | ||
138 | * the function called by the constructor when the user selects initial | ||
139 | * randomization. This function uses the system random() function, so | ||
140 | * srandom may be used to effect this process at will. | ||
141 | */ | ||
142 | void randomize(); | ||
143 | |||
144 | /** | ||
145 | * Operates exactly like <<. All data in the BitString is shifted to | ||
146 | * the left by some number of bits, any data pushed off the edge of the | ||
147 | * BitString is lost, and all new data coming in will be zeroed. | ||
148 | * Using a negative value in the shiftLeft function will turn it into the | ||
149 | * shiftRight function. | ||
150 | *@param nAmt The number of bit positions to shift all data. | ||
151 | */ | ||
152 | void shiftLeft( long nAmt ); // just like << | ||
153 | |||
154 | /** | ||
155 | * Operates exactly like >>. All data in the BitString is shifted to | ||
156 | * the right by some number of bits, any data pushed off the edge of the | ||
157 | * BitString is lost, and all new data coming in will be zeroed. | ||
158 | * Using a negative value in the shiftRight function will turn it into the | ||
159 | * shiftLeft function. | ||
160 | *@param nAmt The number of bit positions to shift all data. | ||
161 | */ | ||
162 | void shiftRight( long nAmt ); // just like >> | ||
163 | |||
164 | /** | ||
165 | * Searches through the BitString and returns the index of the highest | ||
166 | * order bit position (the highest index) with an on bit (a bit set to 1). | ||
167 | * This is a handy helper function and rather faster than calling getBit() | ||
168 | * over and over again. | ||
169 | *@returns The index of the highest indexed on bit. | ||
170 | */ | ||
171 | long getHighestOrderBitPos(); | ||
172 | |||
173 | // Conversion | ||
174 | /** | ||
175 | * Convert a block of data (no more than 32 bits) to a primitive long type. | ||
176 | * This is done in a little bit interesting way, so it may not always be | ||
177 | * the fastest way to access the data that you want, although it will | ||
178 | * always ensure that the long that is written makes numerical sense, as | ||
179 | * we write numbers, regaurdless of platform. | ||
180 | *@param nStart The first bit in the BitString to include in the long | ||
181 | *@param nSize THe number of bits to include, if this value is set over | ||
182 | * 32 it will be automatically truncated to, or however many bits there | ||
183 | * are in a long in your system. | ||
184 | *@returns A long converted from your raw BitString data. | ||
185 | */ | ||
186 | long toLong( long nStart = 0, long nSize = 32 ); | ||
187 | |||
188 | /** | ||
189 | * Converts the data into a human-readable SString object. SString is | ||
190 | * used to make transport of the string and management very simple. Since | ||
191 | * BitStrings will generally be longer than your average strip of ints a | ||
192 | * faculty is included and turned on by default that will insert spacers | ||
193 | * into the output text every 8 places. For debugging work, this is | ||
194 | * definately reccomended. | ||
195 | *@param bAddSpacers Leave set to true in order to have the output broken | ||
196 | * into logical groupings of 8 bits per block. Set to off to have a harder | ||
197 | * to read solid block of bits. | ||
198 | *@returns A SString object containing the produced string. | ||
199 | */ | ||
200 | //std::string toString( bool bAddSpacers = true ); | ||
201 | |||
202 | // Utility | ||
203 | /** | ||
204 | * Converts the given number of bits into the smallest allocatable unit, | ||
205 | * which is bytes in C and on most systems nowadays. This is the minimum | ||
206 | * number of bytes needed to contain the given number of bits, so there is | ||
207 | * generally some slop if they are not evenly divisible. | ||
208 | *@param nBits The number of bits you wish to use. | ||
209 | *@returns The number of bytes you will need to contain the given number | ||
210 | * of bits. | ||
211 | */ | ||
212 | //static long bitsToBytes( long nBits ); | ||
213 | |||
214 | /** | ||
215 | * Writes all data in the BitString, including a small header block | ||
216 | * describing the number of bits in the BitString to the file described | ||
217 | * by the given file descriptor. The data writen is purely sequential and | ||
218 | * probably not too easy to read by other mechanisms, although the | ||
219 | * readFromFile function should always be able to do it. This function | ||
220 | * does not open nor close the file pointed to by fh. | ||
221 | *@param fh The file descriptor of the file to write the data to. | ||
222 | *@returns true if the operation completed without error, false otherwise. | ||
223 | */ | ||
224 | //bool writeToFile( FILE *fh ); | ||
225 | |||
226 | /** | ||
227 | * Reads data formatted by writeToFile and clears out any data that may | ||
228 | * have been in the BitString. This function preserves nothing in the | ||
229 | * original BitString that it may be replacing. This function does not | ||
230 | * open nor close the file pointed to by fh. | ||
231 | *@param fh The file descriptor to try to read the data from. | ||
232 | *@returns true if the operation completed without error, false otherwise. | ||
233 | */ | ||
234 | //bool readFromFile( FILE *fh ); | ||
235 | |||
236 | //operators | ||
237 | BitString &operator=( const BitString &xSrc ); | ||
238 | BitString operator~(); | ||
239 | BitString operator<<( const long nAmt ); | ||
240 | BitString operator>>( const long nAmt ); | ||
241 | |||
242 | private: | ||
243 | void fixup(); | ||
244 | unsigned char *caData; | ||
245 | long nBits; | ||
246 | long nBytes; | ||
247 | unsigned char cTopByteMask; | ||
248 | }; | ||
249 | }; | ||
250 | |||
251 | #endif | ||