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Demonstration of how to set specific bit to 1
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SetBitPosition.java
int myOriginalValue = 0b0010;
// STEP 1 : 0b0001 << 3 = 0b1000;
// STEP 2 : OR 0b0010; originalValue
// --------------
// RESULT : 0b1010; // 3rd bit is set to true
// Formula for setting a bit :
// myOriginalValue = myOriginalValue | (1 << position);
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