Being relatively new to the Boost community, I'm not sure if this has already been brought up, but after searching the mailing list archives, I couldn't find anything, so my apologies if I'm bringing up an old subject... I really enjoy the syntax and ease of use of std::bitset and therefore boost::dynamic_bitset, but I don't see a way, unless I'm missing something, to perform those same operations on an int or long that exists outside of the bitset object. Specifically, in having to deal with legacy code that uses a bitmask, it would be nice to be able to operate on the int or long without doing copies to/from a bitset object. Has any consideration been given to a bitset-like object that will do such things? Or is this problem too trivial to consider? Once again, forgive me if I'm just repeating someone else, or if this functionality already exists and I just missed it! V/R, Daniel PS. A BIG high-five to all the developers who have contributed to Boost! My life expectancy has increased by at least 5 years because of you! ********************************************************************************************** Disclaimer - This email and any files transmitted with it are proprietary and may contain privileged or copyright information. You must not present this message to another party without gaining permission from the sender. If you are not the intended recipient you must not copy, distribute or use this email or the information contained in it for any purpose other than to notify us. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately, and delete this email from your system. We do not guarantee that this material is free from viruses or any other defects although due care has been taken to minimize the risk. eSafe scanned this email for viruses, vandals and malicious contentAny views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of LSI. **********************************************************************************************