# Ignition 8 Read Tag Bit Array

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-read-tag-bit-array/24631>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Tags:** ignition80\
**Created:** [May 3, 2019, 10:55am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-read-tag-bit-array/24631 "2019-05-03T10:55:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![PaoloPK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba8739/32.png) [@PaoloPK](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/PaoloPK)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 10:55am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-read-tag-bit-array/24631/1 "2019-05-03T10:55:12Z")

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Hi,  
I wanted to read a value inside a bit array, ok:  
 ![tag_read](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/4/4604d2048b9e7cbf1c16a4a6421ee08c93fc4ea4.jpeg)

I wanted to read only one value inside a bit array:  
 ![tag_read_1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/2X/d/d94f5914d5f100e97dd08a26fcfe492237d8b08f.jpeg)

None ??  
In the Designer y read 1

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**Author:** ![rbanaszak](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/rbanaszak/32/6929_2.png) [@rbanaszak](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/rbanaszak)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 11:32am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-read-tag-bit-array/24631/2 "2019-05-03T11:32:47Z")

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Instead of declaring the position of the bit within the the tag path, use it on your tag value.

eg.

```auto
tag = system.tag.read("[default]R1/DT500/19_InfoStato_1").value
print tag[0]
```

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**Author:** ![PaoloPK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba8739/32.png) [@PaoloPK](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/PaoloPK)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2019, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-8-read-tag-bit-array/24631/3 "2019-05-06T13:46:31Z")

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Thank you,  
I’m sorry that in Ignition 7.9.10  
it was possible to read the value of the array directly  
and in Ignition 8 it is necessary to redefine it.