what is the most simple function for Z and C flag decisions

[asmboy]

re 16F/C family :
when doing a series of bit shifts << , >> etc of varying lengths -
and then seeing results of a specific single BIT shifted out of the variable register - reading the C or Z flag in assembler was direct and EZ

yet i find there are no compiler defined functions to just read the
flags after an operation on the order of
a zflag() or Cflag() function.

Or are there ?
so far i've been using the ( obvious) defined bit read functions of register 03 to make decisions- but is there a better way or a defined function i simply don't see? is there a reason there is no compiler defined function for these two obvious, and important flags?

am i just being excessively thick here ?

what IS the most code efficient way to do it ?

[asmboy]

i'm just trying to find out if there is a predefined or lower instrux count function than this:

.................... int1 Zflag() {
.................... return ( bit_test ( *StatusReg ,2));
*
0053: MOVLW 00
0054: BTFSC 03.2
0055: MOVLW 01
0056: MOVWF 78
.................... }

[PCM programmer]

The compiler manual shows this method:

[Guest]

WOW - i tried it and checked the resulting LST file -
Now thats as efficient as it gets!

THANKS and my apology
- i should have looked that up in the index of the compiler manual -
( if only there WAS an index ) it would have saved a lot of head scratching.

i have some old code to go clean up now with the improvement