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diff --git a/19_bits_arr/README b/19_bits_arr/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..019d6cf --- /dev/null +++ b/19_bits_arr/README @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +For this problem, you will be splitting numbers (a 32 bit integer) +up into their individual bits. I have provided a function for you +(getNthBit) which will return a specific bit from a number. For example, +getNthBit(x,0) would return the first (0th) bit, getNthBit(x,1) would +return the next bit, and so on. + +While we normally use "int" for our numbers, we are using "uint32_t". +This is just like "int" except that they are unsigned ints which are +guaranteed to be 32 bits long (by contrast, the normal "int" type +is signed, and there are no guarantees as to how many bits are in it). +We are doing this to be precise and correct: you can use a uint32_t +in much the same way as an int. + +1. Open the file numToBits.c + Find the function + +void numToBits(uint32_t * nums, int nNums, int * bits, int nBits) ; + + This function takes in two arrays: nums (of length nNums), and + bits (of length nBits). This function should: + - Check that there is enough space in bits to hold all the bits + of "nums". Note that each number in "nums" will results in 32 + bits in "bits". If this is not true, your function should + print a message with the format: + "Invalid call to numToBits! nBits is %d, nNums is %d\n", + (where the first %d is nBits, and the second %d is nNums) + then return without doing anything else. + + - Put the individual bits of each number into the "bits" array. + The bits put into this array should be ordered so that the first + 32 bits represent nums[0], the next 32 bits are nums[1], and so + on. Within each number, the most significant bit (bit 31) should + come first, and the least significant bit (bit 0) should come last. + That is, bits[0] should be bit 31 of nums[0], bits[1] should + be bit 30 of nums[0], and so on. + + + + 2. Compile and test your code. + We have provided a main function which will print test cases + and your function's answer for them. We have provided the + correct output in bits_ans.txt + + 3. Submit as usual + + + |