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From: coy@ssc-vax.UUCP (Stephen B Coy)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: Beginning C question.
Message-ID: <3459@ssc-vax.UUCP>
Date: 25 Jul 90 18:19:18 GMT
References: <10997@chaph.usc.edu> <7703@uudell.dell.com>
Organization: Boeing Aerospace & Electronics, Seattle WA
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In article <7703@uudell.dell.com>, jrh@mustang.dell.com (James Howard) writes:
> main()
> {
>         short a=0x20df;
>         short b=0x3244;
>         int   c;
> 
> c = (a<<16) + b;
> printf("c = %x\n",c);
> 
> exit(0);
> }
> 
> I used "short" because they're 16 bits on this machine, and int's are 32.

On a 16 bit int system c must be a long and a must be cast to long
in the equation otherwise the bits will be shifted off into a black
hole.

> James Howard        Dell Computer Corp.        !'s:uunet!dell!mustang!jrh
> (512) 343-3480      9505 Arboretum Blvd        @'s:jrh@mustang.dell.com
>                     Austin, TX 78759-7299   

Stephen Coy
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