22. Extract Even Bits Only from 32-bit Register

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

uint32_t extract_even_bits(uint32_t reg) {
    // Your code here

    
    reg &= 0x55555555;

    reg = (reg | (reg >> 1)) & 0x33333333;
    reg = (reg | (reg >> 2)) & 0x0f0f0f0f;
    reg = (reg | (reg >> 4)) & 0x00ff00ff;
    reg = (reg | (reg >> 8)) & 0x0000ffff;

    return reg;
}

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

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