Turn individual bits off in C

Question

To set the lowest bit in an unsigned char I can perform this operation:

my_unsigned_char = my_unsigned_char | 1;

But how can I turn off this flag?

Mybe this can help: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3920307/how-can-i-remove-a-flag-in-c — NormundsP, Mar 08 '16 at 18:54

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 08 '16 at 18:56

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Use the bitwise not operator:

my_unsigned_char = my_unsigned_char & ~1;

answered Mar 08 '16 at 18:56

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