Remember to trick MOSS before using

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>

void ieee754encode( float value, char * encoded );

void ieee754encode(float value, char * encoded){
     int i, *p;
     p = &value;
     printf("input: %f\n", value);
     printf("sign: %d\n", (value >= 0.0) ? 0 : 1 );
     printf("exponent: ");
     //32 would be first bit (go right to left), -1 to account for 0, -1 to skip sign bit
     for(i = 30; i > 22; --i) printf("%d", (*p) >> i & 1 ); //print first 8 bits after sign
     printf("\nfraction: ");
     for(i = 22; i >= 0; --i) printf("%d", (*p) >> i & 1 ); //print the next 16 bits
     printf("\noutput: ");
     for(i = 31; i >= 0; --i) {                             //print all 32 bits now
          printf("%d", (*p) >> i & 1 );
          //throw shit onto string
          char tmp[1];
          sprintf(tmp, "%d", (*p) >> i & 1 );
          strcat(encoded, tmp);
     }
     printf("\n");
}

int main(){
     char * binary = calloc(sizeof(char), 33);
     float input = 57.75;
     ieee754encode(input, binary);

     //test string:
     int i;
     printf("testing string:\n");
     printf("output: ");
     for(i = 0; i < 32; ++i) printf("%c", binary[i]);

     printf("\n");
     free(binary);
}

//0100001001100111000000000000000
//0100001001100111000000000000000
//                000000000000000
// 10000100
// 11001110000000000000000
// 11001110000000000000000
//0100001001100111

//01000010011001110000000000000000
//01000010011001110000000000000000

//01000010011001110000000000000000
//0100001001100111000000000000000