gistfile1.txt

const uint32_t test = 0xAABBCCDD;
const bool isBigEndian = (*reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(&test) == 0xAA) ? true : false;
if (isBigEndian)
{
  std::cout << "CPU is big endian !" << std::endl;
}
else
{
  std::cout << "CPU is little endian !" << std::endl;
}