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

    #include 

    int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
        /* 8 ints in a loop */
        int i;
        int* intPtr
        int intArr[8] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8};
        char* charArr = malloc(32);

        for (i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
            intPtr = (int*) &(charArr[i * 4]);
          /*  ^            ^    ^        ^     */
          /* point at      |    |        |     */
          /*       cast as int* |        |     */
          /*               Address of    |     */
          /*            Location in char array */

            *intPtr = intArr[i]; /* write int at location pointed to */
        }

        /* Read ints out */
        for (i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
            intPtr = (int*) &(charArr[i * 4]);
            intArr[i] = *intPtr;
        }

        char* myArr = malloc(13);
        int myInt;
        uint8_t* p8;    /* unsigned 8-bit integer  */
        uint16_t* p16;  /* unsigned 16-bit integer */
        uint32_t* p32;  /* unsigned 32-bit integer */

        /* Using sizes other than 4-byte ints, */
        /* set all bits in myArr to 1          */
        p8 = (uint8_t*) &(myArr[0]);
        p16 = (uint16_t*) &(myArr[1]);
        p32 = (uint32_t*) &(myArr[5]);
        *p8 = 255;
        *p16 = 65535;
        *p32 = 4294967295;

        /* Get the values back out */
        p16 = (uint16_t*) &(myArr[1]);
        uint16_t my16 = *p16;

        /* Put the 16 bit int into a regular int */
        myInt = (int) my16;

    }