Another approach!!
while(x)
{
x=x&(x-1);
count++;
}
On Sun, Aug 28, 2011 at 2:26 PM, Nikhil Gupta <nikhilgupta2...@gmail.com>wrote:
> Here is a small piece of program which counts the number of bits set in a
> number. I found it online somewhere.
> InputOutput00(0000000)52(0000101)73(0000111)
>
> *int* CountBits (*unsigned* *int* x )
>
> {
> *static* *unsigned* *int* mask[] *=* { 0x55555555,
>
> 0x33333333,
> 0x0F0F0F0F,
> 0x00FF00FF,
>
> 0x0000FFFF } ;
> *int* i ;
> *int* shift ; /* Number of positions to shift to right*/
> *for* ( i *=*0, shift *=*1; i *<* 5; i *++*, shift **=* 2)
>
> x *=* (x *&* mask[i ])*+* ( ( x *>>* shift) *&* mask[i]);
>
> *return* x;
> }
>
> Can anyone explain how this is working?
>
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