---
name: "BIS_fnc_encodeFlags"
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_encodeFlags
revid: 348540
updated: 2023-11-08T13:06:07Z
---

# BIS_fnc_encodeFlags

*Function · Bitwise · Arma 3 v1.00*

## Description

Encodes array of unique binary flags with indexes between 0-15 into a single scalar.

## Syntax

```sqf
flags call BIS_fnc_encodeFlags
```

**Parameters:**

- `flags`: [Array](../topics/Array.md) - array of unique binary flags with indexes between 0-15

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

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
private _encodedFlags = [0,2,3] call BIS_fnc_encodeFlags;//Returns 13
```

## See also

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

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — BIS fnc encodeFlags](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_encodeFlags) (revision 348540).</sub>