#### 12.2.67 deposit-field [Function]

`deposit-field` newbyte bytespec integer ⇒ result-integer

#### Arguments and Values::

newbyte—an integer.

bytespec—a byte specifier.

integer—an integer.

result-integer—an integer.

#### Description::

Replaces a field of bits within integer; specifically, returns an integer that contains the bits of newbyte within the byte specified by bytespec, and elsewhere contains the bits of integer.

#### Examples::

     (deposit-field 7 (byte 2 1) 0) ⇒  6
     (deposit-field -1 (byte 4 0) 0) ⇒  15
     (deposit-field 0 (byte 2 1) -3) ⇒  -7

#### See Also::

byte , dpb

#### Notes::

     (logbitp j (deposit-field m (byte s p) n))
     ≡ (if (and (>= j p) (< j (+ p s)))
            (logbitp j m)
            (logbitp j n))

deposit-field is to mask-field as dpb is to ldb.