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 val1=0;
    for(uint8_t i=0,j=0;i<8;i++,j+=2)
    {
       val1=val1|((val>>i)&1)<<j;
    }
    return val1;
}

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

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

Solving Approach