Store a string and a byte in a single int value

I'm having trouble finding a solution for this. I need a method to store a string and a byte in a single int value. A hash is not good for this since the method should allow en- and decoding. Any hints would be appreciated, couldn't find a suitable algorithm.

Regards

Leo Tietz

An int has 32 bits. The byte will take 8 bits. That leaves you 24 bits to play with - enough for one and a half char values, uncompressed.

Unless you really only need to store single character strings, or you have a restricted range of characters that you need to represent, you need to revisit your requirements - it sounds like you're fundamentally going to have a problem with the amount of information you're trying to encode in a single int.

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