PHP | gmp_clrbit() Function
Last Updated :
11 Jul, 2025
The gmp_clrbit() function is an in-built function in PHP which clears a bit of a GMP number
(GNU Multiple Precision). The gmp_clrbit() function sets the bit at a specified
index in a GMP number to
0. The index starts at zero from the least significant bit.
Syntax :
gmp_clrbit( $num, $index )
Parameters: The function accepts two mandatory parameters
$num and
$index as shown in the above syntax. These parameters are :-
- $num : It can be either a GMP number resource in PHP 5.5 or a GMP object in PHP version 5.6 and later, or numeric strings can be passed to the function provided that it is possible to convert those strings to numbers.
- $index : The index of the bit to be cleared.The indexing starts from 0 where index 0 represents the least significant bit..
Return Values : This function returns a GMP number (in PHP 5.5 and earlier) or a GMP object (in PHP 5.6 and later) which is the number formed after the bit at the specified index is set to 0.
Examples :
Input : $num = 255, $index = 0
Output : 254
Input : $num = 128, $index = 7
Output : 0
Below programs illustrate the gmp_clrbit() function :
Program 1:
php
<?php
// PHP program to illustrate
// gmp_clrbit() function
$num = gmp_init(255);
gmp_clrbit($num, 0); // index starts at 0, least significant bit
echo gmp_strval($num);
?>
Output:
254
Program 2:
php
<?php
// PHP program to illustrate
// gmp_clrbit() function
$num = gmp_init("314567128");
gmp_clrbit($num, 8); // index starts at 0, least significant bit
echo gmp_strval($num);
?>
Output:
314566872
Reference : https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.gmp-clrbit.php