Re: Display a 32bit value as a 4ch string?

Igor Tandetnik wrote:

wcout << (char)((dwFCC >> 24) & 0xFF) << (char)((dwFCC >> 16) & 0xFF)
<< (char)((dwFCC >> 8) & 0xFF) << (char)(dwFCC & 0xFF);

Thanks, this works.

I understand the bit shifting and char cast, but I don't understand the bitwise & with 0xFF. I'm guessing it's something to do with signed/unsigned?

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Gerry Hickman (London UK)
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