BitVector32.CreateSection Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Collections.Specialized

Assemblies:

netstandard.dll, System.Collections.Specialized.dll

Creates a series of sections that contain small integers.

Overloads

CreateSection(Int16)	Creates the first BitVector32.Section in a series of sections that contain small integers.
CreateSection(Int16, BitVector32+Section)	Creates a new BitVector32.Section following the specified BitVector32.Section in a series of sections that contain small integers.

Examples

The following code example uses a BitVector32 as a collection of sections.

C#

using System;
using System.Collections.Specialized;

public class SamplesBitVector32  {

   public static void Main()  {

      // Creates and initializes a BitVector32.
      BitVector32 myBV = new BitVector32( 0 );

      // Creates four sections in the BitVector32 with maximum values 6, 3, 1, and 15.
      // mySect3, which uses exactly one bit, can also be used as a bit flag.
      BitVector32.Section mySect1 = BitVector32.CreateSection( 6 );
      BitVector32.Section mySect2 = BitVector32.CreateSection( 3, mySect1 );
      BitVector32.Section mySect3 = BitVector32.CreateSection( 1, mySect2 );
      BitVector32.Section mySect4 = BitVector32.CreateSection( 15, mySect3 );

      // Displays the values of the sections.
      Console.WriteLine( "Initial values:" );
      Console.WriteLine( "\tmySect1: {0}", myBV[mySect1] );
      Console.WriteLine( "\tmySect2: {0}", myBV[mySect2] );
      Console.WriteLine( "\tmySect3: {0}", myBV[mySect3] );
      Console.WriteLine( "\tmySect4: {0}", myBV[mySect4] );

      // Sets each section to a new value and displays the value of the BitVector32 at each step.
      Console.WriteLine( "Changing the values of each section:" );
      Console.WriteLine( "\tInitial:    \t{0}", myBV.ToString() );
      myBV[mySect1] = 5;
      Console.WriteLine( "\tmySect1 = 5:\t{0}", myBV.ToString() );
      myBV[mySect2] = 3;
      Console.WriteLine( "\tmySect2 = 3:\t{0}", myBV.ToString() );
      myBV[mySect3] = 1;
      Console.WriteLine( "\tmySect3 = 1:\t{0}", myBV.ToString() );
      myBV[mySect4] = 9;
      Console.WriteLine( "\tmySect4 = 9:\t{0}", myBV.ToString() );

      // Displays the values of the sections.
      Console.WriteLine( "New values:" );
      Console.WriteLine( "\tmySect1: {0}", myBV[mySect1] );
      Console.WriteLine( "\tmySect2: {0}", myBV[mySect2] );
      Console.WriteLine( "\tmySect3: {0}", myBV[mySect3] );
      Console.WriteLine( "\tmySect4: {0}", myBV[mySect4] );
   }
}

/*
This code produces the following output.

Initial values:
        mySect1: 0
        mySect2: 0
        mySect3: 0
        mySect4: 0
Changing the values of each section:
        Initial:        BitVector32{00000000000000000000000000000000}
        mySect1 = 5:    BitVector32{00000000000000000000000000000101}
        mySect2 = 3:    BitVector32{00000000000000000000000000011101}
        mySect3 = 1:    BitVector32{00000000000000000000000000111101}
        mySect4 = 9:    BitVector32{00000000000000000000001001111101}
New values:
        mySect1: 5
        mySect2: 3
        mySect3: 1
        mySect4: 9

*/

CreateSection(Int16)

Source:

BitVector32.cs

Creates the first BitVector32.Section in a series of sections that contain small integers.

C#

public static System.Collections.Specialized.BitVector32.Section CreateSection(short maxValue);

Parameters

maxValue

Int16

A 16-bit signed integer that specifies the maximum value for the new BitVector32.Section.

Returns

BitVector32.Section

A BitVector32.Section that can hold a number from zero to maxValue.

Exceptions

ArgumentException

maxValue is less than 1.

Remarks

A BitVector32.Section is a window into the BitVector32 and is composed of the smallest number of consecutive bits that can contain the maximum value specified in CreateSection. For example, a section with a maximum value of 1 is composed of only one bit, whereas a section with a maximum value of 5 is composed of three bits. You can create a BitVector32.Section with a maximum value of 1 to serve as a Boolean, thereby allowing you to store integers and Booleans in the same BitVector32.

If sections already exist in the BitVector32, those sections are still accessible; however, overlapping sections might cause unexpected results.

This method is an O(1) operation.

CreateSection(Int16, BitVector32+Section)

Source:

BitVector32.cs

Creates a new BitVector32.Section following the specified BitVector32.Section in a series of sections that contain small integers.

C#

public static System.Collections.Specialized.BitVector32.Section CreateSection(short maxValue, System.Collections.Specialized.BitVector32.Section previous);

Parameters

maxValue

Int16

A 16-bit signed integer that specifies the maximum value for the new BitVector32.Section.

previous

BitVector32.Section

The previous BitVector32.Section in the BitVector32.

Returns

BitVector32.Section

A BitVector32.Section that can hold a number from zero to maxValue.

Exceptions

ArgumentException

maxValue is less than 1.

InvalidOperationException

previous includes the final bit in the BitVector32.

-or-

maxValue is greater than the highest value that can be represented by the number of bits after previous.

Remarks

A BitVector32.Section is a window into the BitVector32 and is composed of the smallest number of consecutive bits that can contain the maximum value specified in CreateSection. For example, a section with a maximum value of 1 is composed of only one bit, whereas a section with a maximum value of 5 is composed of three bits. You can create a BitVector32.Section with a maximum value of 1 to serve as a Boolean, thereby allowing you to store integers and Booleans in the same BitVector32.

If sections already exist after previous in the BitVector32, those sections are still accessible; however, overlapping sections might cause unexpected results.

This method is an O(1) operation.