Re: optimizing space for array of booleans

> Some languages allows to bit-pack structures to save spaces. Since PHP > doesn't have native set data type and operations, will array of booleans be > optimized as such? If not, how can I achieve the same result? I need to save > about 200 boolean values and I guess it's a good idea to use bitsets. > > Requirements: > - Easy to use (set, unset, test), so C way to use bitwise operations is > simply rejected. > I need something like Pascal's set. > - Small space (bit level if possible) > > -- > View this message in context: 9èpÌ^uk7 > ¡ßƒhttp://www.nabble.com/optimizing-space-for-array-of-booleans-tp22159131p22159131.html > Sent from the PHP - General mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > hi, you should not worry about optimizing boolean values unless you would store them in database. anyways, use bitwise operators http://ph.php.net/language.operators.bitwise virgil http://www.jampmark.com