retrieves bit values from a packed integer array

The inputs to the UnpackBits function are as follows:

The UnpackBits function facilitates the extraction of bit values from arbitrary locations in an integer array. One common use for it is to retrieve bit values from an integer solution segment in a user objective or genetic operator routine. The return value, start, and width parameters are consistent with the PackBits call, which you can use to store bit values to an integer array.

The start parameter is the lowest desired bit position in the bit vector, corresponding to the least significant bit of the return value. The start parameter can range in value from 1 to maxbits, where maxbits is the product of 32 times the number of elements in the integer array.

The width parameter is the number of bits to be read into the return value from the array. It is bounded by , and must also not exceed 32.