[avr-gcc-list] typecast

[Torsten Hahn]

Hi,

if i have

uint16_t number16 = 1234;
uint8_t number8;

number8 = (uint8_t)(number16);

do i get the highest 8 bit from number16 into number8 ? Or is there a 
better (safer) way to geht the most significant byte of an 16, 32 ... 
Bit value ?

by,
T. Hahn.