nth-byte ( x n -- b )

Vocabulary

endian

Inputs

x	an integer
n	a non-negative integer

Outputs

b

a byte

Word description

Outputs the nth least significant byte of the sign-extended 2's complement representation of x.

Definition

USING: math ;

IN: endian

: nth-byte ( x n -- b ) -8 * shift 255 bitand ; inline