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I do not understand what the following code does:

enum testEnum: unsigned char { FOO_ENUM, BAR_ENUM };

unsigned char sideFilter1 = 1 << FOO_ENUM;
unsigned char sideFilter2 = (1 << FOO_ENUM) | (1 << BAR_ENUM);
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Well << is the shift bits to the left operator. Since the default value for FOO_ENUM is 0 you get:

unsigned char sideFilter1 = 1 << FOO_ENUM;
=unsigned char sideFilter1 = 1 << 0;
=unsigned char sideFilter1 = 1;
since 1 left shift 0 is still 1.

Line 4 is a little trickier since you are also using |. | simple says that all bits that are 1 in either number will be 1 in the result. this means 1000 | 1001 becomes 1001. With that line 4 becomes:

unsigned char sideFilter2 = (1 << FOO_ENUM) | (1 << BAR_ENUM);
=unsigned char sideFilter2 = (1 << 0) | (1 << 1);
=unsigned char sideFilter2 = (1) | (2);
// next 2 lines are showing bit representation.
=unsigned char sideFilter2 = (00000001) | (00000010);
=unsigned char sideFilter2 = 00000011;
unsigned char sideFilter2 = 3;
commented: Thank you for the clear explanation. +2
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