Also see the "MPLAB=AE XC8 C Compiler User=92s Guide"
chapter "5.3.6 Using SFRs From C Code" that also
has this described.

 From that chapter:

--------------
The names of the structures that hold the bit-fields will
typically be those of the corresponding register followed by
"bits". For example, the following shows code that includes
the generic header file, clears PORTA as a whole, sets bit 0
of PORTA using a bit variable and sets bit 2 of PORTA using
the structure/bit-field definitions.

#include <xc.h>
void main(void)
{
PORTA =3D 0x00;
RA0 =3D 1;
PORTAbits.RA2 =3D 1;
}
--------------

Or using the register and bit in your example code:

#include <xc.h>
void main(void)
{
PIR1 =3D 0x00;
TMR1IF =3D 1;
PIR1bits.TMR1IF =3D 1;
}

One reason to use the longer "reg.bit" format is that
a dropdown list with all defined bits is opened as soon
as you hit the dot after "PIR1bits". Well, at least in
MPLAB X, I do not think MPLAB 8 does that...

Jan-Erik.


Richard R. Pope wrote 2014-07-19 20:22:
> Jan-Erik,
>       That works. I appreciate this. Won't be long and I will be able to
> run it.
> Thanks,
> rich!
>
> On 7/19/2014 1:10 PM, Jan-Erik Soderholm wrote:
>> Either:
>>
>> PIR1bits.TMR1IF =3D 0;
>>
>> or simply:
>>
>> TMR1IF =3D 0;
>>
>> The bit struct definition is on the register
>> level (PIR1), not on the bit level (TMR1IF).
>>
>> Jan-Erik.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Richard R. Pope wrote 2014-07-19 19:40:
>>
>
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