Is it possible to change the underlying representation of memory?

[rkshthrmsh]

Let's say I have a BitVec<u8, Msb0> of len() 16. Is there a way to convert the first 12 bits (..12) into a u32 value?

[jngls]

You can use the load() and store() functions of the Bitfield trait: eg. let val: u32 = bit_vec[0..12].load() and bit_vec[0..12].store(val).