Changing integer to binary string of digits

Question

I\'m currently working on a simulation of the MIPS processor in C++ for a comp architecture class and having some problems converting from decimal numbers to binary (signed

Answer 1

Replace:

if((mask&a) >= 1)

with either:

if ((mask & a) != 0)

or:

if (mask & a)

Your problem is that the last bit gives you a negative number, not a positive one.