def testSignSetter(self) : 
		f32 = Float()
		f64 = Float(length=64)
		def setSign(f, value) : 
			f.raw_sign = value

		bin = '01000110000110110100100101100001'
		f32.bin = bin
		self.assertEqual(f32.bin, bin)
		self.assertEqual(f32.raw_sign, '0')
		self.assertEqual(f32.raw_exponent, '10001100')
		self.assertEqual(f32.raw_mantissa, '00110110100100101100001')
		# length 1
		f32.raw_sign = '1'
		self.assertEqual(f32.raw_sign, '1')
		# length 0	
		self.assertRaises(bitstring.CreationError, setSign, f32, '')
		# exponent and sign (should remain unchanged)
		self.assertEqual(f32.raw_exponent, '10001100')
		self.assertEqual(f32.raw_mantissa, '00110110100100101100001')
		# invalid binary
		self.assertRaises(bitstring.CreationError, setSign, f32, '3')
		# invalid type
		self.assertRaises(bitstring.CreationError, setSign, f32, {})