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- Because bit fields rely on the architecture of your computer and
- implementation of C++, code that uses them may not be portable.
- The attempt to save space may be offset on some computers by extra
- overhead required to address individual bit fields. Also, when
- the location of a bit field is adjusted to fit a byte or word
- boundary, bits may be left unused.
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- This book describes many powerful and flexible tools that support
- object-oriented programming in C++. The member bit fields
- facility is not one of them.
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