convert bitset to int in c++

Question

In c++. I initialize a bitset to -3 like:

std::bitset<32> mybit(-3);

Is there a grace way that convert mybit to -3. Beacause bitset object only have methods like to_ulong and to_string.

Answer 1

Use to_ulong to convert it to unsigned long, then an ordinary cast to convert it to int.

int mybit_int;

mybit_int = (int)(mybit.to_ulong());

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