irc mode byteflags

//constants, I forgot how to make them AS constants, this could also be an Enum instead
public const MODE_EMPTY = 0; // 00000
public const MODE_V = 1;     // 00001
public const MODE_H = 2;     // 00010
public const MODE_O = 4;     // 00100
public const MODE_A = 8;     // 01000
public const MODE_Q = 16;    // 10000



// adding the modes
   if (modes.Contains("v")) { modechar |= MODE_V; }
   if (modes.Contains("h")) { modechar |= MODE_H; }
   if (modes.Contains("o")) { modechar |= MODE_O; }
   if (modes.Contains("a")) { modechar |= MODE_A; }
   if (modes.Contains("q")) { modechar |= MODE_Q; }

//removing the modes 
modechar &= ~MODE_V;

//Toggle the mode
modechar ^= MODE_V;


// checking modes
if((modechar & MODE_O) == MODE_O) System.out.println("User has Op privligas");