I''m working on a class that allows me to store different types and lengths of array (by a char* and bitwise shifts). But everytime I set the variables they change. Here are the funxctons I use: void setint(unsigned int location, bool which, int set){ location *= 4; if (which) for (int place = 4; place > -1; --place) data[location + place - 4] = (char)(set>>8*place);} int getint(unsigned int location, bool which){ location *= 4; int ear = 0; if (which) for (int place = 4; place > -1; --place) ear |= (char)(data[location + 4 - place] << (place * 8));} void sset(unsigned int size, unsigned int nlength, char ntype){ clear(1); data = new char[length * size]; length = nlength; type = ntype;} and data is a char* (these are all in an object called chobject). But the output is rather strange. int main(){ Chobject Joe(1); Joe.sset(3, 4, 1); Joe.setint(0, 1, 1); Joe.setint(1, 1, 1); Joe.setint(2, 1, 2); cout << Joe.getint(0, true) << "\n" << Joe.getint(1, true) << "\n"; reutrn 0; prints: 0 2237497 instead of 1 1 and int main(){ Chobject Joe(1); Joe.sset(3, 4, 1); Joe.setint(0, 1, 1); Joe.setint(1, 1, 1); Joe.setint(2, 1, 2); cout << Joe.getint(0, true) << "\n"; reutrn 0; prints 2237497. instead of 1. Any ideas of what I''m doing wrong?

Thanks a lot to dreamfroger. Now it prints
3
2
I did msis the return on get int. I omitted most of the object to save on complexity. But I guess it will probably be helpful.

#include <deque>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
class Chobject{
bool suse;
bool duse;
unsigned int name;
char type;
unsigned int length;
char* data;
deque* ddata;
public:
Chobject(unsigned int nname){
name = nname;
suse = false;
duse = false;}

int clear(){
int deleted = 0;
if (suse){
delete data;
deleted += 1;}
if (duse){
delete ddata;
deleted += 2;}
return deleted;}

bool checksuse(){
return suse;}

bool checkduse(){
return duse;}

int clear(bool which){
if (which & suse){
delete data;
return 1;}
if ((!which) & duse){
delete ddata;
return 1;}
return 0;}

void sset(unsigned int size, unsigned int nlength, char ntype){
clear(1);
data = new char[nlength * size];
length = nlength;
type = ntype;}

void dset(unsigned int reserve){
ddata = new deque(reserve, 0);}

char checktype(){
return type;}

unsigned int checkname(){
return name;}

void setchar(unsigned int location, bool which, char set){
if (which)
data[location] = set;
else
(*ddata)[location] = set;}


char getchar(unsigned int location, bool which){
if (which)
return data[location];
else
return (*ddata)[location];}

void setint(unsigned int location, bool which, int set){
int* casted;
location *= 4;
if (which)
for (int place = 4; place > -1; --place)
data[location + place - 4] = (char)(set>>8*place);
else
for (int place = 4; place > -1; --place)
(*ddata)[location + place - 4] = (char)(set>>8*place);}

int getint(unsigned int location, bool which){
location *= 4;
int ear = 0;
if (which)
for (int place = 4; place > -1; --place)
ear |= (char)(data[location + 4 - place] << (place * 8));
else
for (int place = 4; place > -1; --place)
ear |= (char)((*ddata)[location + 4 - place] << (place * 8));
return ear;}

void setlong(unsigned int location, bool which, long set){
location *= 8;
if (which)
for (int place = 8; place > -1 ; --place)
data[location + place - 8] = (char)(set >> place * 8);
else
for (int place = 8; place > -1 ; --place)
(*ddata)[location + place - 8] = (char)(set >> place * 8);}

long getlong(unsigned int location, bool which){
location *= 8;
long ear = 0;
if(which)
for (int place = 8; place > -1; --place)
ear |= (char)(data[location + 8 - place] << (place * 8));
else
for (int place = 8; place > -1; --place)
ear |= (char)((*ddata)[location + 8 - place] << (place * 8));
return ear;}

~Chobject(){
clear();}};

int main(){
Chobject Joe(1);
Joe.sset(3, 4, 1);
Joe.setint(0, 1, 1);
Joe.setint(1, 1, 1);
Joe.setint(2, 1, 2);
cout << Joe.getint(0, true) << "\n" << Joe.getint(1, true) << "\n";
return 0;}

When I tried the method of storage you suggested I got a crash. Thanks for finding the return error too.

Thanks for the help so far.