Why use flags+bitmasks rather than a series of booleans?

Question

Given a case where I have an object that may be in one or more true/false states, I\'ve always been a little fuzzy on why programmers frequently use flags+bitmasks instead of ju

Answer 1

Among other things, its easier to add new bit meanings to a bitfield than to add new boolean values to a class. Its also easier to copy a bitfield from one instance to another than a series of booleans.