BitArray.Not Method

Definition

Inverts all the bit values in the current BitArray, so that elements set to true are changed to false, and elements set to false are changed to true.

public:
 System::Collections::BitArray ^ Not();
public System.Collections.BitArray Not ();
member this.Not : unit -> System.Collections.BitArray
Public Function Not () As BitArray

Returns

The current instance with inverted bit values.

Examples

The following code example shows how to apply NOT to a BitArray.

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Collections;
void PrintValues( IEnumerable^ myList, int myWidth );
int main()
{
   
   // Creates and initializes two BitArrays of the same size.
   BitArray^ myBA1 = gcnew BitArray( 4 );
   BitArray^ myBA2 = gcnew BitArray( 4 );
   myBA1[ 0 ] = false;
   myBA1[ 1 ] = false;
   myBA1[ 2 ] = true;
   myBA1[ 3 ] = true;
   myBA2[ 0 ] = false;
   myBA2[ 1 ] = true;
   myBA2[ 2 ] = false;
   myBA2[ 3 ] = true;
   
   // Performs a bitwise NOT operation between BitArray instances of the same size.
   Console::WriteLine( "Initial values" );
   Console::Write( "myBA1:" );
   PrintValues( myBA1, 8 );
   Console::Write( "myBA2:" );
   PrintValues( myBA2, 8 );
   Console::WriteLine();
   myBA1->Not();
   myBA2->Not();
   Console::WriteLine( "After NOT" );
   Console::Write( "myBA1:" );
   PrintValues( myBA1, 8 );
   Console::Write( "myBA2:" );
   PrintValues( myBA2, 8 );
   Console::WriteLine();
}

void PrintValues( IEnumerable^ myList, int myWidth )
{
   int i = myWidth;
   IEnumerator^ myEnum = myList->GetEnumerator();
   while ( myEnum->MoveNext() )
   {
      Object^ obj = safe_cast<Object^>(myEnum->Current);
      if ( i <= 0 )
      {
         i = myWidth;
         Console::WriteLine();
      }

      i--;
      Console::Write( "{0,8}", obj );
   }

   Console::WriteLine();
}

/* 
 This code produces the following output.

 Initial values
 myBA1:   False   False    True    True
 myBA2:   False    True   False    True

 After NOT
 myBA1:    True    True   False   False
 myBA2:    True   False    True   False

 */
using System;
using System.Collections;
public class SamplesBitArray  {

   public static void Main()  {

      // Creates and initializes two BitArrays of the same size.
      BitArray myBA1 = new BitArray( 4 );
      BitArray myBA2 = new BitArray( 4 );
      myBA1[0] = myBA1[1] = false;
      myBA1[2] = myBA1[3] = true;
      myBA2[0] = myBA2[2] = false;
      myBA2[1] = myBA2[3] = true;

      // Performs a bitwise NOT operation between BitArray instances of the same size.
      Console.WriteLine( "Initial values" );
      Console.Write( "myBA1:" );
      PrintValues( myBA1, 8 );
      Console.Write( "myBA2:" );
      PrintValues( myBA2, 8 );
      Console.WriteLine();

      myBA1.Not();
      myBA2.Not();

      Console.WriteLine( "After NOT" );
      Console.Write( "myBA1:" );
      PrintValues( myBA1, 8 );
      Console.Write( "myBA2:" );
      PrintValues( myBA2, 8 );
      Console.WriteLine();
   }

   public static void PrintValues( IEnumerable myList, int myWidth )  {
      int i = myWidth;
      foreach ( Object obj in myList ) {
         if ( i <= 0 )  {
            i = myWidth;
            Console.WriteLine();
         }
         i--;
         Console.Write( "{0,8}", obj );
      }
      Console.WriteLine();
   }
}


/*
This code produces the following output.

Initial values
myBA1:   False   False    True    True
myBA2:   False    True   False    True

After NOT
myBA1:    True    True   False   False
myBA2:    True   False    True   False

*/
Imports System.Collections

Public Class SamplesBitArray    
    
    Public Shared Sub Main()
        
        ' Creates and initializes two BitArrays of the same size.
        Dim myBA1 As New BitArray(4)
        Dim myBA2 As New BitArray(4)
        myBA1(0) = False
        myBA1(1) = False
        myBA1(2) = True
        myBA1(3) = True
        myBA2(0) = False
        myBA2(2) = False
        myBA2(1) = True
        myBA2(3) = True
        
        ' Performs a bitwise NOT operation between BitArray instances of the same size.
        Console.WriteLine("Initial values")
        Console.Write("myBA1:")
        PrintValues(myBA1, 8)
        Console.Write("myBA2:")
        PrintValues(myBA2, 8)
        Console.WriteLine()
        
        myBA1.Not()
        myBA2.Not()
        
        Console.WriteLine("After NOT")
        Console.Write("myBA1:")
        PrintValues(myBA1, 8)
        Console.Write("myBA2:")
        PrintValues(myBA2, 8)
        Console.WriteLine()
    End Sub    
    
    Public Shared Sub PrintValues(myList As IEnumerable, myWidth As Integer)
        Dim i As Integer = myWidth
        Dim obj As [Object]
        For Each obj In  myList
            If i <= 0 Then
                i = myWidth
                Console.WriteLine()
            End If
            i -= 1
            Console.Write("{0,8}", obj)
        Next obj
        Console.WriteLine()
    End Sub

End Class


' This code produces the following output.
' 
' Initial values
' myBA1:    False    False    True    True
' myBA2:    False    True    False    True
' 
' After NOT
' myBA1:    True    True    False    False
' myBA2:    True    False    True    False

Remarks

This method is an O(n) operation, where n is Count.

Applies to