Re: [avr-gcc-list] typecast

[Markus Assfalg]

Hi,
>
> if i have
>
> uint16_t number16 = 1234;
> uint8_t number8;
>
> number8 = (uint8_t)(number16);
>
> do i get the highest 8 bit from number16 into number8 ? 

In the example, you get the LSB !

> Or is there a
> better (safer) way to geht the most significant byte of an 16, 32 ...
> Bit value ?

You can use the following code to determine the MSB:

number8 = (uint8_t)(number16 >> 8);

Greeting

Markus

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