.. _arduino-bitread:

bitRead()
=========

Description
-----------

Reads a bit of a number.



Syntax
------

bitRead(x, n)



Parameters
----------

x: the number from which to read



n: which bit to read, starting at 0 for the least-significant
(rightmost) bit



Returns
-------

the value of the bit (0 or 1).



See also
--------


-  `bit <http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/Bit>`_\ ()
-  `bitWrite <http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/BitWrite>`_\ ()
-  `bitSet <http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/BitSet>`_\ ()
-  `bitClear <http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/BitClear>`_\ ()