ss="special">&amp;</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">base_mask</span> <span class="special">&lt;&lt;</span> <span class="identifier">bit_shift</span><span class="special">))</span> <span class="special">&gt;&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">bit_shift</span><span class="special">;</span>
      <span class="comment">// Handling the sign.</span>
      <span class="keyword">if</span> <span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">x</span><span class="special">.</span><span