Or even: load_first_five_bits_into(0x323abc) load_last_five_bits_into(0x89bbca) Or if you do mappings a lot, I'm sure I saw an IP packet parser based

Or even: load_first_five_bits_into(0x323abc) load_last_five_bits_into(0x89bbca) Or if you do mappings a lot, I'm sure I saw an IP packet parser based on syntax like this: [----5----|----n----|----5----] [0x323abc |void |0x89bbca ]