Why does C print my hex values incorrectly?

Question

So I\'m a bit of a newbie to C and I am curious to figure out why I am getting this unusual behavior.

I am reading a file 16 bits at a time and just printing them ou

Answer 1

The placeholder %x in the format string interprets the corresponding parameter as unsigned int.

To print the parameter as short, add a length modifier h to the placeholder:

printf("%hx", hex);

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printf_format_string#Format_placeholders