How do I count set bits in a byte? Example: 0x12 is 00010010 so it should return 2
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Android Question How do I count set bits in a byte?
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I don't know any built-in function to count bits. You can use this Sub
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Sub CountSetBits( dataByte As Byte) As Int
Dim k, bitCount As Int
For k=0 To 7
If Bit.And( dataByte, Bit.ShiftLeft(1, k) )<>0 Then bitCount = bitCount+1
Next
Return bitCount
End Sub
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