How do I set multiple pins high in a single operation?

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I need to be able to set 4 pins in a single operation.
The only function I see, digitalWrite(), seems to only be able to do one at a time.

Is there a function that writes to the port rather than individual pins?

Thanks
Jim

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Here you are

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For example

DDRB = 0x0F; // set lower four bits of PORTB to outputs
PORTB = 0x0F; // set lower four bits of PORTB

Rob

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But that only works if all the pins are on the same port.

I need to be able to set 4 pins in a single operation.

Why? In practice that is quite a rare request despite beginners thinking it is common.