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pointybeard/helpers-functions-flags
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A collection of functions for handling bitwise flags

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PHP Helpers: Flag Functions
===========================

[](#php-helpers-flag-functions)

- Version: v1.0.0
- Date: May 08 2019
- [Release notes](https://github.com/pointybeard/helpers-functions-flags/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md)
- [GitHub repository](https://github.com/pointybeard/helpers-functions-flags)

A collection of functions for handling bitwise flags

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

This library is installed via [Composer](http://getcomposer.org/). To install, use `composer require pointybeard/helpers-functions-flags` or add `"pointybeard/helpers-functions-flags": "~1.0"` to your `composer.json` file.

And run composer to update your dependencies:

```
$ curl -s http://getcomposer.org/installer | php
$ php composer.phar update

```

### Requirements

[](#requirements)

There are no particuar requirements for this library other than PHP 5.6 or greater.

To include all the [PHP Helpers](https://github.com/pointybeard/helpers) packages on your project, use `composer require pointybeard/helpers` or add `"pointybeard/helpers": "~1.0"` to your composer file.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

This library is a collection convenience function for common tasks relating to bitwise flags. They are included by the vendor autoloader automatically. The functions have a namespace of `pointybeard\Helpers\Functions\Flags`

The following functions are provided:

- `is_flag_set(int $flags, int $flag)`

Example usage:

```