---
name: "BIS_fnc_encodeFlags8"
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_encodeFlags8
revid: 373740
updated: 2025-06-24T19:05:41Z
---

# BIS_fnc_encodeFlags8

*Function · Bitwise · Arma 3 v1.00*

## Description

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

## Syntax

```sqf
flags call BIS_fnc_encodeFlags8
```

**Parameters:**

- `flags`: [Array](../topics/Array.md) of [Number](../topics/Number.md)s - collections of 8-state flags. Maximum number of flags is 12.

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

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
private _encodedFlags = [7, 2, 3, 0, 1] call BIS_fnc_encodeFlags8; // 4311
```

## See also

[BIS_fnc_decodeFlags8](../functions/BIS_fnc_decodeFlags8.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — BIS fnc encodeFlags8](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_encodeFlags8) (revision 373740).</sub>