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| - //left// + 2^//right// - 1 | - //left// + 2^//right// - 1 | ||
| * left shift ''<<'' | * left shift ''<<'' | ||
| - | * For concatenation, | + | * For concatenation, |
| + | * For bitfield extraction, the bitwidth is determined by the number of bits extracted. | ||
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| + | ==== Idiosyncrasies ==== | ||
| While these bit-width rules are nice because you never lose bits, they can have some unexpected consequences. One of the not-so-nice effects of these rules is that, technically, | While these bit-width rules are nice because you never lose bits, they can have some unexpected consequences. One of the not-so-nice effects of these rules is that, technically, | ||