3 ms·u8 gets promoted to signed int before the shift. That he only used unsigned types is irrelevant.by pbsd 9y agou8 gets promoted to signed int before the shift. That he only used unsigned types is irrelevant.baby 9y ago> That he only used unsigned types is irrelevant If he had used a signed type, it would have got sign extended and the result would have been different.pbsd 9y agoWe can agree on that. But now I am completely lost as to what your original point was...baby 9y agoI admit I am as well :D