[solved] find accessible objects - flags

[gin]

Hi Gintaras,

I can't make any sense of the flags system

I randomly get one or the other when using the find acc object wizard.

0x3010 3) which translates to decimal 12304
0x3011 3) which translates to decimal 12305

I looked into the documentation. but I can't find anything for 5 so I don't know how to read these numbers (or if I'm even supposed to translate from hexidecimal)

Thanks, Gintaras.

[Gintaras]

Need to understand hexadecimal format and flags.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexadecimal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_field
http://www.quickmacros.com/help/Other/IDP_FLAGS.html

How to read flags from a hexadecimal number:

Each digit (after 0x) is a sum of max four flags at that digit position: 1, 2, 4 and 8.

Examples:
0x5 contains flags 0x4 (4) and 0x1 (1).
0x500 contains flags 0x400 (1024) and 0x100 (256).
0x52A contains flags 0x400, 0x100, 0x20, 0x8 and 0x2.
0x3011 contains flags 0x2000, 0x1000, 0x10 and 0x1.

Table:
Digit - flags
0 - none
1 - 1
2 - 2
3 - 1, 2
4 - 4
5 - 4, 1
6 - 4, 2
7 - 4, 2, 1
8 - 8
9 - 8, 1
A - 8, 2
B - 8, 2, 1
C - 8, 4
D - 8, 4, 1
E - 8, 4, 2
F - 8, 4, 2, 1

How to add a flag:
Simply add the flag value at that position if it does not exist. In code we use operator |, not +. This is to avoid adding when already exists etc.
Example: add flag 0x100 to 0x400: 0x400|0x100. Result: 0x500.

How to remove a flag:
Simply subtract the flag value at that position if it exists. In code we use operator &~ (or just ~ in QM), not -.
Example: remove flag 0x100 from 0x500: 0x500~0x100. Result: 0x400.

Don't translate a hexadecimal flags number like 0x3011 to decimal, it will not have sense. But can translate single flag, for example to write shorter, eg can write 4 instead of 0x4, or 16 instead of 0x10.

[gin]

Thanks for the clarification. I will look this over and digest it.