22. Extract Even Bits Only from 32-bit Register

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

uint32_t extract_even_bits(uint32_t reg) {
    uint32_t ans = 0;

    int j = 0;

    for(int i = 0; i < 32; i += 2) {

        if(reg & (1U << i)) {

            ans |= (1U << j);
        }

        j++;
    }

    return ans;       
}

int main() {
    uint32_t reg;
    scanf("%u", &reg);
    printf("%u", extract_even_bits(reg));
    return 0;
}