1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/common/bit_field.h b/src/common/bit_field.h
index 9e02210f9..8eab054b8 100644
--- a/src/common/bit_field.h
+++ b/src/common/bit_field.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Licensed under GPLv2
+// Licensed under GPLv2 or any later version
 // Refer to the license.txt file included.
 
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public:
 
     __forceinline BitField& operator=(T val)
     {
-        storage = (storage & ~GetMask()) | (((StorageType)val << position) & GetMask());
+        Assign(val);
         return *this;
     }
 
@@ -151,6 +151,10 @@ public:
         return Value();
     }
 
+    __forceinline void Assign(const T& value) {
+        storage = (storage & ~GetMask()) | (((StorageType)value << position) & GetMask());
+    }
+
     __forceinline T Value() const
     {
         if (std::numeric_limits<T>::is_signed)
@@ -164,6 +168,12 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
+    // TODO: we may want to change this to explicit operator bool() if it's bug-free in VS2015
+    __forceinline bool ToBool() const
+    {
+        return Value() != 0;
+    }
+
 private:
     // StorageType is T for non-enum types and the underlying type of T if
     // T is an enumeration. Note that T is wrapped within an enable_if in the