Re: portable way to get highest bit set?

Lew Pitcher <[email protected]> Wed, 11 Oct 2023 14:54:32 -0000 (UTC)
Newsgroups comp.lang.c,alt.comp.lang.c
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
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On Wed, 11 Oct 2023 01:56:49 -0500, candycanearter07 wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> What is the best/most portable way to get the highest bit set?
> 
> ie. 011010001 to  010000000

What have you tried?

I can think of one way, but it may not be the "best" or "most portable"
way of setting the highest bit of a value, and it /does/ have some
limitations. Show your work, and I might show mine.


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Lew Pitcher
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