core.base.bit

This module provides bitwise operations for Lua scripts in Xmake.

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To use this module, you need to import it first: import("core.base.bit")

Overview

Although Lua 5.4+ natively supports bitwise operators, Xmake can be configured to use LuaJIT as the runtime. To ensure compatibility across different Lua versions, Xmake provides the bit module for more generic bitwise operations.

This module provides a common set of bitwise operations that work consistently regardless of whether you're using standard Lua or LuaJIT.

bit.band

• Bitwise AND operation

Function Prototype

API

bit.band(a: <number>, b: <number>)

Parameter Description

Parameter	Description
a	Required. First number
b	Required. Second number

Return Value

Type	Description
number	Returns the bitwise AND result of a and b

Usage

import("core.base.bit")

local result = bit.band(5, 3)  -- Returns 1

bit.bor

• Bitwise OR operation

Function Prototype

API

bit.bor(a: <number>, b: <number>)

Parameter Description

Parameter	Description
a	Required. First number
b	Required. Second number

Return Value

Type	Description
number	Returns the bitwise OR result of a and b

Usage

import("core.base.bit")

local result = bit.bor(5, 3)  -- Returns 7

bit.bxor

• Bitwise XOR operation

Function Prototype

API

bit.bxor(a: <number>, b: <number>)

Parameter Description

Parameter	Description
a	Required. First number
b	Required. Second number

Return Value

Type	Description
number	Returns the bitwise XOR result of a and b

Usage

import("core.base.bit")

local result = bit.bxor(5, 3)  -- Returns 6

bit.bnot

• Bitwise NOT operation

Function Prototype

API

bit.bnot(a: <number>)

Parameter Description

Parameter	Description
a	Required. Number to negate

Return Value

Type	Description
number	Returns the bitwise NOT result of a

Usage

import("core.base.bit")

local result = bit.bnot(5)  -- Returns the bitwise NOT of 5

bit.lshift

• Left shift operation

Function Prototype

API

bit.lshift(a: <number>, b: <number>)

Parameter Description

Parameter	Description
a	Required. Number to shift
b	Required. Number of bits to shift left

Return Value

Type	Description
number	Returns a shifted left by b bits

Usage

import("core.base.bit")

local result = bit.lshift(5, 2)  -- Returns 20 (5 << 2)

bit.rshift

• Right shift operation

Function Prototype

API

bit.rshift(a: <number>, b: <number>)

Parameter Description

Parameter	Description
a	Required. Number to shift
b	Required. Number of bits to shift right

Return Value

Type	Description
number	Returns a shifted right by b bits

Usage

import("core.base.bit")

local result = bit.rshift(20, 2)  -- Returns 5 (20 >> 2)

bit.tobit

• Convert to 32-bit integer

Function Prototype

API

bit.tobit(x: <number>)

Parameter Description

Parameter	Description
x	Required. Number to convert

Return Value

Type	Description
number	Returns x masked to 32-bit integer (0xffffffff)

Usage

import("core.base.bit")

local result = bit.tobit(0x12345678)  -- Returns value masked to 32 bits

bit.tohex

• Convert number to hexadecimal string

Function Prototype

API

bit.tohex(x: <number>, n?: <number>)

Parameter Description

Parameter	Description
x	Required. Number to convert
n	Optional. Number of hexadecimal digits (default: 8). Use negative for uppercase

Return Value

Type	Description
string	Returns hexadecimal string representation

Usage

import("core.base.bit")

local hex = bit.tohex(255, 2)      -- Returns "ff"
local hex = bit.tohex(255, -2)     -- Returns "FF"
local hex = bit.tohex(255)         -- Returns "000000ff"