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Re:Low Level Bit Hacks You Absolutely Must Know by slededit on Saturday May 12, 2018 @12:21AM (#17052453)
I still stick by my original point that:

((int)dblval) & flag

would require serious justification in a C code review. In JS its all you have. Under those restrictions I'd use it as rarely as possible. But yes you can use it correctly if you try.

Re:Low Level Bit Hacks You Absolutely Must Know by tripletao on Saturday May 12, 2018 @01:15AM (#17052591)
That's certainly true. The only reason to play these games is that JavaScript gives you no better option.