Checking flag bits java
I have a problem with flag bits. I have an int variable to hold flags. First I set some flags to that variable. Later I need check how many flags were set in that variable. But I don't know to do it. To check to see if a bit value is set: int value = VALUE_TO_CHECK | OTHER_VALUE_TO_CHECK; if ((value & VALUE_TO_CHECK) == VALUE_TO_CHECK) { // do something--it was set } if ((value & OTHER_VALUE_TO_CHECK) == OTHER_VALUE_TO_CHECK) { // also set (if it gets in here, then it was defined in // value, but it does not guarantee that it was set with // OR without other values. To guarantee it's only this