/// <summary>
/// Primary Reader for PackedBits.
/// </summary>
public static ulong ReadPackedBits(this uint buffer, ref int bitposition, int bits)
{
var packsize = BitCounter.UsedBitCount(bits);
int cnt = (int)buffer.Read(ref bitposition, (int)packsize);
return(buffer.Read(ref bitposition, cnt));
}
/// <summary>
/// EXPERIMENTAL: Primary WritePacked Method
/// </summary>
public static ushort WritePackedBits(this ushort buffer, byte value, ref int bitposition, int bits)
{
int countbits = BitCounter.UsedBitCount((uint)bits);
int cnt = value.UsedBitCount();
buffer = buffer.Write((uint)(cnt), ref bitposition, (int)countbits);
buffer = buffer.Write(value, ref bitposition, cnt);
//UnityEngine.Debug.Log(value + " = ones : " + cnt + " / " + (int)countbits + " total bits: " + ((int)countbits + cnt));
return(buffer);
}