---
name: "BIS_fnc_decodeFlags8"
type: function
status: ok
groups: ["Bitwise"]
arma3_since: "1.00"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": null, "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_decodeFlags8
revid: 373739
updated: 2025-06-24T19:02:20Z
---

# BIS_fnc_decodeFlags8

*Function · Bitwise · Arma 3 v1.00*

## Description

Decodes a single scalar into array of unique 8-state flags (values 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7).

## Syntax

```sqf
[encodedFlags, size] call BIS_fnc_decodeFlags8
```

**Parameters:**

- `encodedFlags`: [Number](../topics/Number.md) - non-decimal number between 0 and 16777215
- `size`: [Number](../topics/Number.md) - (Optional, default -1) output size. Size -1 means output will not be resized

**Returns:** [Number](../topics/Number.md) - decoded flags

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
private _decodedFlags = 4311 call BIS_fnc_decodeFlags8; // [7,2,3,0,1]
```

### Example 2

```sqf
private _decodedFlags = [4311, 8] call BIS_fnc_decodeFlags8; // [7,2,3,0,1,0,0,0]
```

## See also

[BIS_fnc_encodeFlags8](../functions/BIS_fnc_encodeFlags8.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — BIS fnc decodeFlags8](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_decodeFlags8) (revision 373739).</sub>