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#include <stdio.h> | |
#include <stdbool.h> | |
int main (void) | |
{ | |
/* PARAMETERS */ | |
/* Upper bound of loop (inclusive) */ | |
const unsigned int upper_bound = 12; | |
/* width is the minimal length of the outputted binary number | |
* (no truncation, it can be bigger). */ | |
const unsigned int width = 56; | |
/* Padding character. */ | |
const char padchar = '-'; | |
/* ITERATING AND PRINTING */ | |
const int bitcount = (8 * sizeof(unsigned int)); | |
const int extraneous = width - bitcount; | |
/* Bits below width_threshold should be left-padded. */ | |
const unsigned int width_threshold = | |
(extraneous < 0) ? (1 << width) : -1; | |
/* 111...111 | |
^ 011...111 | |
----------- | |
100...000 */ | |
const unsigned int largest = -1; | |
const unsigned int bitmask_max = largest ^ (largest >> 1) ; | |
unsigned int i = 0; | |
for(i = 0; i <= upper_bound; ++i) { | |
unsigned int mask; | |
/* Did we encounter only zeros so far? */ | |
bool only_zeroes = true; | |
/* Pad the extraneous bits */ | |
int j; | |
for(j = 0; j < extraneous; ++j) { | |
putchar(padchar); | |
} | |
/* Loop over bits from the most-significand ones to the least */ | |
for(mask = bitmask_max; mask > 0; mask >>= 1) { | |
const bool bit = (i & mask); | |
only_zeroes &= !bit; | |
if (only_zeroes && mask >= width_threshold) { | |
/* Only zeroes so far, no padding yet */ | |
continue; | |
} | |
putchar(bit | |
? '1' | |
/* "mask > 1" ensures i == 0 is | |
* printed as '0', not as padchar */ | |
: ((only_zeroes && mask > 1) | |
? padchar | |
: '0')); | |
} | |
putchar('\n'); | |
} | |
} |
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