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From: Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
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Subject: Re: 16 bit integers
Date: 2 Mar 2004 13:54:05 GMT
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Andrey <huli_ebtyt AT list DOT ru> wrote:
> And what if I want to process an array of 16-bit data loaded from a file,
> should I use?:

> a = *(pointer)&0x0000ffff;
> b = *(pointer)>>16;
> ...
> work with a, b
> ...

Use short (or unsigned short) values.

This is your personal reminder of why putting binary data directly
from C into files and back has always been a questionable idea at
best.

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Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
Even if all the snow were burnt, ashes would remain.