#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <string.h>
void convert_to_big_endian(uint32_t value, uint8_t arr[4]) {
uint32_t forth_byte_mask = 0x000000ff;
uint32_t third_byte_mask = 0x0000ff00;
uint32_t second_byte_mask = 0x00ff0000;
uint32_t first_byte_mask = 0xff000000;
arr[0] = (value & first_byte_mask)>>(32-8);
arr[1] = (value & second_byte_mask)>>(32-16);
arr[2] = (value & third_byte_mask) >>(32-24);
arr[3] = (value & forth_byte_mask) >>(32-32);
}
int main() {
uint32_t value;
uint8_t arr[4];
scanf("%u", &value);
convert_to_big_endian(value, arr);
for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
printf("%u", arr[i]);
if(i<3){
printf(" ");
}
}
return 0;
}
Mask the value with a preset mask values then store it in buffer
Input
305419896
Expected Output
18 52 86 120