1: using RobKennedy.BitVectors;            

   2: ...

   3:  

   4: // Simplest Test of BitVector64

   5: BitVector64 newVec = new BitVector64(Convert.ToInt64(maskedTextBox1.Text));

   6:  

   7: // check to see if bit 32 is set (33rd bit if counting from 1)            

   8: if (newVec[32])

   9:     MessageBox.Show("We are bigger than a dword because bit 32 is on!");

  10:  

  11: ...

   1: BitArray Arr = new BitArray(32); 

   2: BitVector64 Arr64 = new BitVector64(); 

   3: BitVector32 Arr32 = new BitVector32(); 

   4: int iter = 100000000; 

   5: DT1 = DateTime.Now; 

   6: for (int i = 0; i < iter; i++) 

   7:     Arr[0] = true; 

   8:  

   9: Console.WriteLine("Elapsed:(Arr) " + DateTime.Now.Subtract(DT1).ToString()); 

  10:  

  11: DT1 = DateTime.Now; 

  12: for (int i = 0; i < iter; i++) 

  13:     Arr64[0] = true; 

  14:  

  15: Console.WriteLine("Elapsed:(Arr64) " + DateTime.Now.Subtract(DT1).ToString()); 

  16:  

  17: DT1 = DateTime.Now; 

  18: for (int i = 0; i < iter; i++) 

  19:     Arr32[0] = true; 

  20:  

  21: Console.WriteLine("Elapsed:(Arr32) " + DateTime.Now.Subtract(DT1).ToString()); 

  22:  

  23: DT1 = DateTime.Now; 

  24:  

  25: //here is the result: 

  26: //Elapsed:(Arr) 00:00:01.5312500 

  27: //Elapsed:(Arr64) 00:00:01.1718750 

  28: //Elapsed:(Arr32) 00:00:00.6093750