Thread: Int storing two chars

  1. #1
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    Int storing two chars

    I'm trying to store two different chars to a single Int. Upper B and lower B.
    Is this method correct and the most efficient?
    Code:
    //sizeof Int = 2 Bytes
    //array of unsigned chars init to hex vals
    //[1] = 1111 1111
    //[0] = 1010 1010
    //final Int = c_Array[1] c_Array[0]   ...sudo code
    
    
    int function1( *c_Array)
    {
        signed int var;
    
        var = (int) (c_Array[1] << 8) ; //upper BYTE stored
        var &= (int) ( c_Array[0] ); //lower BYTE and'd with var
    
       return var;
    }
    
    //first should be          var = 1111 1111 0000 0000
    //second should be    var =  1111 1111 1010 1010

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    Code:
    var &= (int) ( c_Array[0] ); //lower BYTE and'd with var
    probably wants to be:
    Code:
    var |= (int) ( c_Array[0] ); //lower BYTE or'd with var
    Edit: Fix comment to match code.
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    ahh yes.. good call. I completely missed that one.
    Thanks

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    This was dreadful.



    Code:
    var = (int) (c_Array[1] << 8) ; //upper BYTE stored
    Code:
    var = ((int) c_Array[1]) << 8 ; //upper BYTE stored
    fixed brackets for cast before shift.
    Thanks

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