.. _lang-bitclear:

bitClear()
==========

(Macro) Clears (writes a 0 to) a bit of a numeric variable.

Syntax
------

``bitClear(x, n)``


Parameters
----------

* **x** the numeric variable whose bit to clear

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


Returns
-------

None.


Arduino Compatibility
---------------------

This implementation is compatible with that of Arduino.


See also
--------

-  :ref:`bit <lang-bit>`\ ()
-  :ref:`bitRead <lang-bitread>`\ ()
-  :ref:`bitWrite <lang-bitwrite>`\ ()
-  :ref:`bitSet <lang-bitset>`\ ()


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