---
name: "BIS_fnc_encodeFlags4"
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_encodeFlags4
revid: 373737
updated: 2025-06-24T17:58:44Z
---

# BIS_fnc_encodeFlags4

*Function · Bitwise · Arma 3 v1.00*

## Description

Encodes array of unique 4-state flags (0,1,2,3) into a single number.

## Syntax

```sqf
flags call BIS_fnc_encodeFlags4
```

**Parameters:**

- `flags`: [Array](../topics/Array.md) of [Number](../topics/Number.md)s - collections of 4-state flags. Maximum number of flags is 12.

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

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
private _encodedFlags = [1, 0, 2, 3] call BIS_fnc_encodeFlags4; // 225
```

## See also

[BIS_fnc_decodeFlags4](../functions/BIS_fnc_decodeFlags4.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — BIS fnc encodeFlags4](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_encodeFlags4) (revision 373737).</sub>