1 /*

     2  *     $Id: endian.c,v 1.1.1.1 2008-04-28 17:32:53 mbroeker Exp $

     3  * $Source: /development/c/demos/endian.c,v $

     4  */

     5 

     6 #include <stdio.h>

     7 #include <stdlib.h>

     8 

     9 int endian ()

    10 {

    11     unsigned short word = 0x1234;

    12     unsigned char *p = (unsigned char *)&word;

    13 

    14     return ((p[0] == 0x34) ? 0 : 1);

    15 }

    16 

    17 int main (int argc, char **argv)

    18 {

    19     printf ("%s Endian System\n", (endian ())? "Big" : "Little");

    20     return EXIT_SUCCESS;

    21 }