Hexadecimal value

I have a variable that is initialized to a hexadecimal value. What I am trying to do is break the value into several parts. So pretty much my variable is set to something like 0x22510064 which is 0010 0010 0101 0001 0000 0000 0110 0100 in binary and I want to copy the first six bits into another variable(001000). I am not sure if I have to write code that will convert the hex into binary or if I could I just leave it in the hex format.

What I was thinking about doing accomplish the partition was to copy the entire binary to the other variables and then deleting the parts I don't want.

Do you just want to store those 6 bits in a char array and it would have been far easier if you had wanted multiples of a nybble.

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Originally Posted by itCbitC

Do you just want to store those 6 bits in a char array and it would have been far easier if you had wanted multiples of a nybble.

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Well not an array because my professor gave us a code he wrote already and the variables we are to store these bits in are just unsigned. This is the first time I have ever seen the unsigned modifier, but I read that it just removes the signed bit so that the value you can store doesn't have to worry about being negative, for an int at least. What I am attempting to do is create a simple processor in C. I understand every other function I am writing so far but this one is essential since the hexadecimal represents a certain instruction which I later have to decode.

I am not sure what a nybble is, but that the hex format is the one he said our array that holds the instructions should be in.

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Originally Posted by MasterAchilles

Well not an array because my professor gave us a code he wrote already and the variables we are to store these bits in are just unsigned. This is the first time I have ever seen the unsigned modifier, but I read that it just removes the signed bit so that the value you can store doesn't have to worry about being negative, for an int at least. What I am attempting to do is create a simple processor in C. I understand every other function I am writing so far but this one is essential since the hexadecimal represents a certain instruction which I later have to decode.

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if you have the code why not use it or atleast post it in these forums and someone will help you out.

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Originally Posted by MasterAchilles

I am not sure what a nybble is, but that the hex format is the one he said our array that holds the instructions should be in.

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you can always Google "nybble" which is 4 bits; one hex digit; half-byte.

This sounds like a job for bitwise operations. If you have a 32-bit integer, which it seems that you do, then variable >> 26 would shift the 26 least significant bits out of the number, leaving you with the six most significant bits, and you're done. (And unsigned is important here, as it will make sure that the bit shift will fill in with zeroes.)

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Originally Posted by tabstop

(And unsigned is important here, as it will make sure that the bit shift will fill in with zeroes.)

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However, we can ensure that the upper bits are zero by doing an and (&) with the bits we want.

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x &= ((1 << n)-1)

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