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 result=0;
        int i = 0 ;
        while(i<=7){
            if(val & (1<<i)){
                result |= (1<<(i*2));
            }else{
                result |= (0<<(i*2));
            }
            i+=1;
        }
        return result;
    }

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

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

Solving Approach