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#include<stdio.h>
#include<string.h>

int main()
{
unsigned char i=0x80;
printf("%d %d\n",i<<1,sizeof(unsigned char));
return 0;
}

output of this code is 256 1

binary conversion of i is 10000000
now if shift it to left by 1,then ishould get zero,as there is only 8
bits available for i.
why i am getting 256.
range of unsigned char is from 0 to +255

In article <dbbac847-b006-42b4-a53e->,
sangeeta chowdhary <> wrote:
>#include<stdio.h>
>#include<string.h>
>
>int main()
>{
> unsigned char i=0x80;
> printf("%d %d\n",i<<1,sizeof(unsigned char));
> return 0;
>}
>
>output of this code is 256 1
>
>binary conversion of i is 10000000
>now if shift it to left by 1,then ishould get zero,as there is only 8
>bits available for i.
>why i am getting 256.
>range of unsigned char is from 0 to +255

Integral promotions.
The type of expression ``i<<1'' is, most likely, int, not unsigned char.
Just for fun, change your program as follows:

#include<stdio.h>
#include<string.h>

int main(void)
{
unsigned char i=0x80, i1;
printf("%d %lu\n", i<<1, (long unsigned) sizeof (i<<1));
i1 = i<<1;
printf("%d %lu\n", i1, (long unsigned) sizeof i1);
return 0;
}

Jonathan Leffler <> writes:
[...]
> Sangeeta,
>
> If you have questions about C, please ask them with a meaningful subject
> line, rather than just 'C doubt' each and every time.
[...]
> [For instance, this question could have a title such as "Why do I get
> 256 from left shifting an unsigned char containing 0x80?"]

Well, that's a bit long; some newsreaders show only the first N
characters of the subject line. (For mine, with my current settings,
N seems to be about 43.)

For this question, something like "left shift of unsigned char"
would be good. It's not necessary for the entire question to appear
in the subject (and if it does, it should also be repeated in the
body of the message). The subject can just be a reminder of what
the discussion is about. Note that the word "question" (or "doubt")
can usually be omitted.

Recommended reading:
<http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html>

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#include<stdio.h>

int main()
{
int n=5;
printf("n=%*d\n", n, n);
return 0;
}