Subj : Re: possible overflow?
To   : comp.programming
From : Markus Becker
Date : Sun Aug 21 2005 05:46 pm

Hi,

it's more like an underflow ...

mr_semantics@hotmail.com <mr_semantics@hotmail.com> schrieb:

>         j = (1 << (number_of_bits - 1));
             ====
             
This "1" is an 'int', you have to cast it to long before shifting.

					j = (1L <<(numbits-1));

should do the trick.

>         for (i = 1; i != 0; i <<= 1) {

Why not:
					for (i=0; i<number_of_bits; i++)
					
?

Markus

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