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

It is for speed and efficiency. Essentially all you are working with is a single int.

if ((flags & AnchorStyles.Top) == AnchorStyles.Top)
{
    //Do stuff
}