Challenge: Make a Mask of Specified Width

Here is a final coding challenge based on the concepts covered in this chapter.

We'll cover the following

Problem statement

Write a function that can be used for making a mask. It should start with the specified bit and have the specified width.

Sample input

mask(2, 5)

Sample output

Challenge

This problem is designed for you to practice, so try to solve it on your own first. If you get stuck, you can always refer to the explanation and solution provided in the next lesson. Good luck!

Get hands-on with 1400+ tech skills courses.

Introduction

Lifetimes, null Value and the is Operator

Type Conversions

Structs

Variable Number of Parameters

Function Overloading and Member Functions

Constructor and Other Special Functions

Operator Overloading

Introduction to Classes

Inheritance

The Object Class

Interfaces

destroy and scoped

Modules and Libraries

Encapsulation and Protection Attributes

UFCS, Properties and Contract Programming

Templates

Pragmas, alias and with

Pointers

Bit Operations

Conditional Compilation

Function Pointers, Delegates, and Lambdas

foreach with Structs and Classes

Unions, Labels, goto and Tuples

More Templates

More Functions

Mixins

Ranges

static foreach and Parallelism

Message Passing Concurrency

Data Sharing Concurrency

Fibers

Memory Management

User Defined Attributes (UDA) and Operator Precedence

Conclusion

Challenge: Make a Mask of Specified Width

Problem statement

Sample input

Sample output

Challenge