GetBitArray Method (EnumerationData)

Returns the current enumeration value, represented in a bit array.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#
C++/CLI

'Declaration
 
Public Function GetBitArray( _
   ByVal bitCount As Integer _
) As BitArray

'Usage
 
Dim instance As EnumerationData
Dim bitCount As Integer
Dim value As BitArray
 
value = instance.GetBitArray(bitCount)

public BitArray GetBitArray( 
   int bitCount
)

public:
BitArray^ GetBitArray( 
   int bitCount
)

Parameters

bitCount: The number of bits returned.

Return Value

The current enumeration value, represented in a bit array.

This method never returns null (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Exceptions

Exception	Description
System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException	The value of an argument is outside the allowable range of values as defined by the invoked method. This is a usage error, i.e. it will never occur (the exception will not be thrown) in a correctly written program. Your code should not catch this exception.

Exception

Description

System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException

The value of an argument is outside the allowable range of values as defined by the invoked method.

This is a usage error, i.e. it will never occur (the exception will not be thrown) in a correctly written program. Your code should not catch this exception.

Remarks

The returned bit array may not contain all the significant bits if the is too small.

Requirements

Target Platforms: .NET Framework: Windows 10 (selected versions), Windows 11 (selected versions), Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2022; .NET: Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows

Reference

EnumerationData Class
EnumerationData Members

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