getByte - Extract byte n from word x

/*
 * getByte - Extract byte n from word x
 *   Bytes numbered from 0 (LSB) to 3 (MSB)
 *   Examples: getByte(0x12345678,1) = 0x56
 *   Legal ops: ! ~ & ^ | + << >>
 *   Max ops: 6
 *   Rating: 2
 */
int getByte(int x, int n) {
    /*Extract byte n from word x*/
    x = x<<(32-8-8*n);
    x = x>>(32-8);
  return x;

 

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