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Bits and bytes through Java...

  • 24-01-2003 10:37AM
    #1
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 431 ✭✭


    Hey all,

    Could anyone please tell me how to calculate low and high bytes of a number in Java?

    For example, if I gave a parameter of say 256 (each register is 16 bits), the high byte would be

    00000001

    and the low byte

    00000000

    Using the bit shift operators, how would I calculate these values?
    I've been trying this for the last few days and it's driving me up the wall.

    Thanks for any help :)


Comments

  • #2
    Zab
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,931 ✭✭✭Zab


    The low byte would be

    i & 0xff

    And the high byte would be

    ( i >> 8 ) & 0xff


    Zab.


  • #3
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 431 ✭✭ [Deleted User]


    That's great, thanks for the help


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