//: C03:Rotation.cpp {O} // From Thinking in C++, 2nd Edition // Available at http://www.BruceEckel.com // (c) Bruce Eckel 2000 // Copyright notice in Copyright.txt // Perform left and right rotations unsigned char rol(unsigned char val) { int highbit; if(val & 0x80) // 0x80 is the high bit only highbit = 1; else highbit = 0; // Left shift (bottom bit becomes 0): val <<= 1; // Rotate the high bit onto the bottom: val |= highbit; return val; } unsigned char ror(unsigned char val) { int lowbit; if(val & 1) // Check the low bit lowbit = 1; else lowbit = 0; val >>= 1; // Right shift by one position // Rotate the low bit onto the top: val |= (lowbit << 7); return val; } ///:~