Bit Spreading Interleave Bits with Zeros

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdint.h>

uint16_t spread_bits(uint8_t val) {
    // Your logic here
    uint16_t new_val = 0;
    for(uint8_t i = 0, j = 0; i < 8; i++, j++)
    {
        if(val&1<<i)
        {
            new_val |= 1<<j++;
            // printf("if\n");
        }
        else
        {
            j++;
            // printf("else\n");
        }
        // printf("%u\n", new_val);
    }
    return new_val;
}

int main() {
    uint8_t val;
    scanf("%hhu", &val);

    uint16_t result = spread_bits(val);
    printf("%u", result);
    return 0;
}