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From: "SteveD" <nospam_steved94@attbi.com>
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Subject: Re: Calculate and set Parity
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For this application I think the use of Unchecked_Conversion is the most
straightforward.

Personally I would convert to an array of elements of type "mod 2" and then
do XOR's on all elements of the array to obtain the parity.

SteveD

"Sebastian" <sebastian.madunic@avionics.saab.se> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I need a subroutine that calculates the parity of a record type with the
> size of 16 bits. Is there some nice way
> to do this? I currently have a solution were I use Unchecked_Conversion to
> convert my variable to an
> array booleans, then I calculate every true etc. Is there some way to do
> this without using Unchecked_Conversion.
>
> Greatful for any hints!
>
> /S
>