why display is ffffff82 instead of 82 ??

[news.hku.hk]

Hi there,
i have a binary file myfile.bin, the screen output of "od -t x1 myfile.bin"
is

0000000 7f 45 4c .............
0000020 12 13 7f 82
0000024

what i want to get is

7f 45 4c......
12 13 7f 82

but after i use the following commands, the last byte 82 is displayed as
ffffff82 !!??
Here is my commands:

cout << hex << setfill('0');
while (ifs2.get(ch2)) {
cout << int(ch2) << ' ' << setw(2);
}
i'd be grateful if i get any response, thanks a lot
Billy

[Gianni Mariani]

news.hku.hk wrote:

Hi there,
i have a binary file myfile.bin, the screen output of "od -t x1 myfile.bin"
is

0000000 7f 45 4c .............
0000020 12 13 7f 82
0000024

what i want to get is

7f 45 4c......
12 13 7f 82

but after i use the following commands, the last byte 82 is displayed as
ffffff82 !!??
Because:
((signed char) 0x82) is a negative number ...

Convert it to a signed int and you need a similar negative number:
(int)((signed char) 0x82) == 0xffffff82
Here is my commands:

cout << hex << setfill('0');
while (ifs2.get(ch2)) {
cout << int(ch2) << ' ' << setw(2);
}
i'd be grateful if i get any response, thanks a lot

The way to fix this is to do this...

static_cast<int>(static_cast<unsigned char>(ch2))
The built-in type "char" may be signed or unsigned, that is
implementation dependant.

[Martijn Lievaart]

On Wed, 07 Jan 2004 15:51:27 +0800, news.hku.hk wrote:

Please don't multipost. I answered your question in acllc-c++, now I see
it again here.

In general, try to stick with one group. If you have to sent to multiple
groups, crosspost (with followup if appropriate).

TIA,
M4

[guinness_tony]

"news.hku.hk" <bi******@hkusua.hku.hk> wrote in message news:<3f********@newsgate.hku.hk>...

Hi there,
i have a binary file myfile.bin, the screen output of "od -t x1 myfile.bin"
is

0000000 7f 45 4c .............
0000020 12 13 7f 82
0000024

what i want to get is

7f 45 4c......
12 13 7f 82

but after i use the following commands, the last byte 82 is displayed as
ffffff82 !!??
Here is my commands:

cout << hex << setfill('0');
while (ifs2.get(ch2)) {
cout << int(ch2) << ' ' << setw(2);
cout << setw(2)
<< int(static_cast<unsigned char>(ch2))
<< ' ';
}
i'd be grateful if i get any response, thanks a lot
Billy

char is (often) a signed integer type. 0x82 is a negative char value
in this case (-126 decimal). Casting to (signed) int retains this
signedness and extends the sign-bit into all available "negativity"
bits in the int (-126 decimal = 0xFFFFFF82). You need to cast the
char to an unsigned-char (range 0..255) before then casting it to an
int to be passed to operator<<

HTH
Tony

[news.hku.hk]

sorry about multipost, coz i think different group have different users.
Thanks, all respondants.

"news.hku.hk" <bi******@hkusua.hku.hk> wrote in message
news:3f********@newsgate.hku.hk...

Hi there,
i have a binary file myfile.bin, the screen output of "od -t x1 myfile.bin" is

0000000 7f 45 4c .............
0000020 12 13 7f 82
0000024

what i want to get is

7f 45 4c......
12 13 7f 82

but after i use the following commands, the last byte 82 is displayed as
ffffff82 !!??
Here is my commands:

cout << hex << setfill('0');
while (ifs2.get(ch2)) {
cout << int(ch2) << ' ' << setw(2);
}
i'd be grateful if i get any response, thanks a lot
Billy

[Roland Bengtsson]

> 7f 45 4c......

12 13 7f 82

but after i use the following commands, the last byte 82 is displayed as
ffffff82 !!??
Here is my commands:

cout << hex << setfill('0');
while (ifs2.get(ch2)) {
cout << int(ch2) << ' ' << setw(2);
}
i'd be grateful if i get any response, thanks a lot
Billy

ch2 is converted to signed int in the last output. You have to convert
it to unsigned char instead. This should work:

cout << (unsigned char)(ch2) << ' ' << setw(2);