This lets you do bit manipulation in C++

BitManipulation.h

#ifndef BITMANIPULATION_H
#define BITMANIPULATION_H

#include <cstdint>

template<class T>
inline bool getBit(const T& input, const std::size_t& bit)
{
  const T bitMask = 0x1 << bit;
  return (input & bitMask) != 0x0;
}

template<class T>
inline T& flipBit(T& input, const std::size_t& bit)
{
  const T bitMask = 0x1 << bit;
  input = input ^ bitMask;

  return input;
}

template<class T>
inline T& enableBit(T& input, const std::size_t& bit)
{
  const T bitMask = 0x1 << bit;
  input = input | bitMask;

  return input;
}

template<class T>
inline T& disableBit(T& input, const std::size_t& bit)
{
  if(getBit(input, bit))
  {
    flipBit(input, bit);
  }

  return input;
}

template<class T>
inline T& setBit(T& input, const std::size_t& bit, const bool& value)
{
  if(value)
  {
    enableBit(input, bit);
  } else {
    disableBit(input, bit);
  }

  return input;
}

#endif