Gemstone Common Library
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# BitExtensionsClearBits(UInt64, UInt64) Method

Returns value with specified bits cleared.

## Definition

Namespace: Gemstone.BitExtensions
Assembly: Gemstone.Common (in Gemstone.Common.dll) Version: 1.0.156 -- Release Build+59006cef9614396d8b79971beebc1091829bcfe4
C#
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    public static ulong ClearBits(
    	this ulong source,
    	ulong bits
    )

VB
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    <ExtensionAttribute>
    Public Shared Function ClearBits (
    	source As ULong,
    	bits As ULong
    ) As ULong

C++
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    public:
    [ExtensionAttribute]
    static unsigned long long ClearBits(
    	unsigned long long source,
    	unsigned long long bits
    )

JavaScript
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    Gemstone.BitExtensions.BitExtensions.ClearBits = function(source, bits);

#### Parameters

source UInt64
  Value source.
bits UInt64
  Bit-mask of the bits to clear.

#### Return Value

UInt64
UInt64 value with specified bits cleared.

#### Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type UInt64. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).

## See Also

#### Reference

BitExtensions Class
ClearBits Overload
Gemstone.BitExtensions Namespace