Idea from http://graphics.stanford.edu/~seander/bithacks.html. One usage is to find the log base 2 of an integer, and it's faster than Math.log in some browsers.
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Count the consecutive zero bits
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function(a){ | |
return | |
';<W=XIS>YQOJTL?CZVHRPNKBUGMAF@ED'// the lookup table | |
.charCodeAt((a&-a)*125613361>>>27) - 59 // the unique index | |
} |
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function(a){return';<W=XIS>YQOJTL?CZVHRPNKBUGMAF@ED'.charCodeAt((a&-a)*125613361>>>27)-59} |
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Version 2, December 2004 | |
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{ | |
"name": "countZeros", | |
"description": "Count the consecutive zero bits on the right", | |
"keywords": [ | |
"bitwise", | |
"binary", | |
"zeros" | |
] | |
} |
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<!DOCTYPE html> | |
<title>log base 2</title> | |
<div>Expected value: <b>30</b></div> | |
<div>Actual value: <b id="ret"></b></div> | |
<script> | |
// write a small example that shows off the API for your example | |
// and tests it in one fell swoop. | |
var myFunction = function(a){return';<W=XIS>YQOJTL?CZVHRPNKBUGMAF@ED'.charCodeAt((a&-a)*125613361>>>27)-59}; | |
document.getElementById( "ret" ).innerHTML = myFunction(1073741824); | |
</script> |
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@maettig: Thanks!