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Converting fron int to char
- Thread starter atoledo
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Well you can’t “convert” it since the size is different. An int is larger than one byte so if you perform a cast you just get the low byte value. If you want a different byte you would need to do a bitwise AND in concert with a bitwise RIGHT SHIFT to accomplish it.
-pete
Code:
int n = 500;
char x = (char)n; // gets the low byte
char y = ((n & 0xff00) >> 8); // gets the second lowest byte-pete
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