The NUXI Problem

nuxi-problem.cpp

#include <iostream>

int main()
{
    char text[] = { 'U', 'N', 'I', 'X' };

    uint16_t* p = reinterpret_cast<uint16_t*>(text);
    for (int i = 0; i < sizeof(text)/sizeof(uint16_t); i++)
    {
        uint16_t a = *p;
        for (int i = sizeof(uint16_t) - 1; i >= 0; i--)
        {
            // Print character from high byte to low byte.
            char ch = ((a >> i * 8) & 0xFF);
            std::cout << ch;
        }
        p++;
    }
    std::cout << std::endl;

    return 0;
}