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Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 09:32:26 +0200
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On 23/06/14 08:46, hungupharps@gmail.com wrote:
> I've got a bitfield representing the LCD data lines and I'm trying then to write bits from a Character into it.

If you know the size of the Character, 8 say, unchecked_conversion
seems possible, the target type being any 8-bit type that works,
e.g. a packed array of bits, or an Unsigned_8. The first offering
slices, the second providing for shifts and masks.