Objective-C: Check if using enum option

Question

I have a custom object that is using a typedef enum. If I set a few of the enum options for my object, how can I check to see if those are being used?

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Answer 1

If you want to do bitwise logic for your options parameter, then you should define your enum so that each option only has a single bit set:

typedef enum {
    Option1 = 1,       // 00000001
    Option2 = 1 << 1,  // 00000010
    Option3 = 1 << 2   // 00000100
} Options;

Then you set your options using the bitwise OR operator:

myObject.options = Option1 | Option2;

and check which options have been set using the bitwise AND operator:

if(myObject.options & Option1) {
    // Do something
}