Access bits in a char in C

Question

I have a hex number 0x37 and its binary representation is 0011 0111. How do I access the first 2 bits of the binary representation which is \"11\"? How do I use bit shifting

Answer 1

Here is a sample to access it bit by bit:

#include 
int main()
{
    char byte = 0x37;
    int i;

    for(i = 7; 0 <= i; i --)
        printf("%d\n", (byte >> i) & 0x01);

    return 0;
}