which data type can maintain 16 bits in Due?

Hardware Arduino Due
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I need to maintain a 16 bit number in a variable and do some shift operations in it. Short is supposed to be 16 bits. But when I left shift my 16 bit number contained in a short variable it is giving an output of more than 16 bit.

Please tell me how can I restrict my output to 16 bits even after shifting.

2

Short should be 16bit(short - Arduino Reference). What code are you using for the bitshifting?

3

After the shift operation simply AND the result with a value of 0xffff

 value = value << shift;
 value = value & 0xffff;
4

You can restrict the variable to 16 bits by using the int16_t or uint16_t (unsigned integer) types.