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08-04-2004, 14:35

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Re: digital input question...

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Originally Posted by Astronouth7303

If you want the 2 least significant bits, wouldn't it make more sense to do:

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if(someVar & 3) evenmorestufftodo;

That is what I would do, becasue the modulus operator is often slow (of course depending on the microprocessor). I haven't checked on the PIC, but if you ever want to move your code to a different platform, it's best to write for the lowest common denominator.

Sorry for bringing this thread up from the dead.

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