Thread: Casting an array problem from unsigned int to uint8_t

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    Casting an array problem from unsigned int to uint8_t

    Hi guys, Im facing a serious problem and I need your help please!
    what Im facing is that Im getting value from another function as integer
    which they are :
    Code:
    {5,1,2,3,4,5}
    so those value exactly I want to copy them to an array type uint8_t.
    this means the array that I want to get is
    Code:
    uint8_t arr={5,1,2,3,4,5};
    what actually the problem?
    the problem is this if I want to initialize and array type uint8_t with those values then I write immediately in the compiler:
    Code:
    uint8_t arr={5,1,2,4,5};
    (I mean by intilizing immediately ..once I write my syntax uint8_t arr in my compiler I write immediately
    Code:
    {5,1,2,3,4,5}
    )
    the problem that those values Im getting them from other function ..and I want those values to be entered as it's in an array type uint8_t this means my array would be the same with those value but type uint8_t =>
    Code:
    uint8_t arr={5,1,2,3,4,5};
    how can I do that ? I tried to use unsigned int and starting filling it with values
    Code:
     {5,1,2,3,4,5}
    but it didn't work!

    any help how can I implement that? thanks alot.

    what I mean by code is this:
    Code:
    int array2={5,1,2,3,4,5};
    unit8_t array1[6]={0};
    for(int i=0;i<(sizeof(array2)/sizeof(array2[0]));i++)
    {
    array1[i]=array[i];} /*I want the same values of array2 to enter to array1 but the type of array to be uint8_t*/
    }
    so what I expect to get once I print output is the array1 which it should be :
    Code:
     {5,1,2,3,4,5}
    and array1 type uint8_t with the same values that I copied them to it.

    but the output is wrong answer, it's���a��ߙ��I��

    any help please? thanks

    Last edited by Brian_Teir; 07-27-2020 at 11:07 AM.

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    Maybe the problem lies with the printing of the output.

    I suggest that you post the smallest and simplest compilable program that demonstrates this problem.
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    Perhaps the problem is that
    Code:
    int array2={5,1,2,3,4,5};
    is not an array

    Code:
    int array2[]={5,1,2,3,4,5};
    might work better

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    This is a bit much, but the following might help you to better understand whatever it is you're working with.

    Code:
    #include <cstdint>
    #include <vector>
    
    void arrays() {
        // this is an integer initialized to 7
        int a = 7;
    
        // this is an array of 4 integers uninitialized
        int b[4];
    
        // this is an array of 3 integers initialized to 1, 2, and 7
        int c[3] = {1, 2, a};
    
        // this is an array of 3 integers initialized to 1, 2, and 7
        int d[] = {1, 2, a};
    
        // this is an array of 4 integers initialized to 1, 2, 7, and 0
        int e[4] = {1, 2, a};
    
        // this is an array of 3 integers initialized to 0, 0, and 0
        int f[3] = {};
    
        // error: array must be initialized with a brace-enclosed initializer
        // int g[3] = c;
    
        // error: initializer fails to determine size of ‘h’
        // char h[] = e;
        
        // error: scalar object ‘i’ requires one element in initializer
        // int i = {1, 2, 3};
    }
    
    // this is a function that takes a pointer to an int, which the function will
    // then interpret as the beginning of an array of `length` ints
    void pointer_style(int* first, int length) {
        // an array of 32 uninitialized uint8_t
        std::uint8_t bytes[32];
    
        // can you spot the bug?
        for (int i = 0; i < length; ++i) {
            // this looks like "array syntax," but really it's pointer arithmetic
            bytes[i] = first[i];
            // also, an int can store more distinct values than a uint8_t can, so
            // this is a "narrowing conversion"
        }
    }
    
    // this is a function that takes a reference to an array of 32 ints
    void reference_style(int (&array)[32]) {
        // an array of 32 uninitialized uint8_t
        std::uint8_t bytes[32];
    
        for (int i = 0; i < 32; ++i) {
            bytes[i] = array[i];
        }
    }
    
    // this is a function that takes a vector of ints
    void standard_style(std::vector<int> numbers) {
        // bytes is initialized using the values in numbers
        std::vector<std::uint8_t> bytes(numbers.begin(), numbers.end());
    
        // now, bytes.size() == numbers.size()
    }
    
    int main() {
        // nothing to see here
    }
    Last edited by CodeMonkey; 08-01-2020 at 06:02 PM. Reason: one more example
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