Bit Spreading Interleave Bits with Zeros

Code

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

uint16_t spread_bits(uint8_t val) {
    // Your logic here
    uint16_t new_val;
    for(int i = 0 ; i < 8; i++){
        if(val & (1 << i)){// check if a bit is set
            new_val |= (1 << (i * 2));
        }
    }
    return new_val;
}

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

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

Solving Approach