>>> a & 128 will be 128 if the high bit in a is set, 0 if it is not.
>>>
>>
>> Only for an 8 bit integer! Most integers nowadays are
>> 32 bit so you need to use 0x80000000 to get the msb!
> Right, but if you read the thread it is about byte values read from a
> file so presumably he is talking about 8-bit integers.
Good point.
:-)
Alan G.
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