How Can I Compute Variable B from Variable A Using Inverse OR Operator?

[Medicol]

I have 2 variables A and B.
A can be computed from B like this

Input: BOOL b, OBJECT B
A=(B<<5)
if NOT b then 
   A=[A OR 0xFF]

Now I would like to compute B from the above code

Input: BOOL b, OBJECT A

It can be either

B=A>>5
if NOT b then
   B= ?

or

if NOT b then
   B=?
B=A>>5

I am not sure which way as well as the correct inverse OR operator it is that I'm seeking, I'm so confused..

 

[Mark44]

I have 2 variables A and B.
A can be computed from B like this

Input: BOOL b, OBJECT B
A=(B<<5)
if NOT b then
   A=[A OR 0xFF]

It's not clear from your explanation what you're trying to do here. Also, because you haven't indicated what type A is or what the underlying type is for B (i.e., the number of bits), it's hard for me to determine what the code above will produce.

All I can say for sure is that the low 8 bits of A will be set to 0xFF.

Now I would like to compute B from the above code

Input: BOOL b, OBJECT A

It can be either

B=A>>5
if NOT b then
   B= ?

or

if NOT b then
   B=?
B=A>>5

I am not sure which way as well as the correct inverse OR operator it is that I'm seeking, I'm so confused..

 

[D H]

Now I would like to compute B from the above code

You can't, assuming that your OBJECTs are integer-like objects and your OR is a bit-wise or. The problem is that your function that maps B values to A values is not a one to one, onto mapping. One problem occurs with the computation when b is false. Any value between of 0 and 7 maps to 255, and value between 8 and 15 maps to 511, and so on. So which of the eight possible values to you want 255 to map to?

Another problem: What if A is 1? There is no (b,B) pair that produces a value of 1.

 

[Medicol]

My problem was something like this
A<<=5;
B=(A|=0x80);

then
B&=0x7F;
A=(B=>>5);
:D Have a good day!

 

[LudusRex]

Based on the given code, it seems that the inverse OR operator being sought is the AND operator. This is because the code is using the OR operator to add a value (0xFF) to A only when the boolean b is false. Therefore, to compute B from A, the inverse operation would be to remove the added value (0xFF) from A using the AND operator.

The code could be rewritten as:
B = A >> 5
if NOT b then
B = B AND (NOT 0xFF)

This would result in B being computed from A, with the added value being removed if b is false. However, it is worth noting that this code may not be the most efficient or clear way to compute B from A, and it may be beneficial to consider alternative methods.