# Bit handling in JavaScript

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**Created:** [2 September 2022 21:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/bit-handling-in-javascript/67271 "2022-09-02T21:37:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [2 September 2022 21:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/bit-handling-in-javascript/67271/1 "2022-09-02T21:37:57Z")

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Thank you @Colin,  
JavaScript is a very deep well. You learn something new every time. Not easy for C/C++ people. I'm going to switch from UINT32 datatype to Array of Boolean in my redPlc nodes.

> [@Bit Strip from Int](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/bit-strip-from-int/67221/6):
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> Understand it is not java script. More of what I have worked with before to show and example of logical data flow. Need a 1 output when it = 1, 2, 4 or 8 and a 0 when it does not. That should create and exclusive condition for each number.

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**Post date:** [1 November 2022 21:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/bit-handling-in-javascript/67271/2 "2022-11-01T21:38:36Z")

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