Subj : bit shifting
To   : comp.programming
From : Rob Somers
Date : Sun Aug 14 2005 10:31 am

#include <stdio.h>

int main(void)
{

  unsigned short x = 128;
  unsigned short y = 255;

  printf("%u\n", (unsigned short)(~x & y));
  printf("%u\n", (unsigned short) ~x);

  return 0;
}

if 127 is 1111111 and 255 11111111, then &ing the two should give 01111111. 
Why does the second printf() give 65407?

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