Store an int in a char array?

Question

I want to store a 4-byte int in a char array... such that the first 4 locations of the char array are the 4 bytes of the int.

Then, I want to pull the int back out o

Answer 1

Not the most optimal way, but is endian safe.

int har = 0x01010101;
char a[4];
a[0] = har & 0xff;
a[1] = (har>>8)  & 0xff;
a[2] = (har>>16) & 0xff;
a[3] = (har>>24) & 0xff;