#include <iostream>

int main()

{

std::cout << "The bitwise AND of " << 7

<< " and " << 3 << " is "

<< (7 & 3) << std::endl;

int bit_shift = 1;

int resultant_number = 1 << bit_shift;

std::cout << "The bitwise AND of " << 4

<< " and " << resultant_number << " is "

<< (4 & resultant_number) << std::endl;

uint8_t byte = 127;

uint16_t* data = reinterpret_cast<uint16_t*>(&byte);

std::cout << "The data uint16_t pointer points to " << *data << std::endl;

std::cout << "The data casted to uint8_t* and deref'd is " << (int)*((uint8_t*) data) << std::endl;

// & out the 8th bit

uint16_t right_shift_result = (*((uint8_t*) data) & (1 << 8)) >> 8;

std::cout << "The right shift result is " << right_shift_result << std::endl;

return 0;

}