1.) __builtin_popcount(x): Counts the number of one’s(set bits) in an integer(long/long long).
Ex- int x=5; cout<<__builtin_popcount(x)<<endl; //returns 2.
If x is of long type,we can use __builtin_popcountl(x) If x is of long long type,we can use __builtin_popcountll(x)
2.) __builtin_parity(x): Checks the Parity of a number.Returns true(1) if the number has odd parity(odd number of set bits) else it returns false(0) for even parity(even number of set bits).
Ex- int x=5; cout<<__builtin_parity(x)<<endl; //returns 0.
If x is of long type,we can use __builtin_parityl(x) If x is of long long type,we can use __builtin_parityll(x)
3.) __builtin_clz(x): Counts the leading number of zeros of the integer(long/long long).
If x is of long type,we can use __builtin_clzl(x) If x is of long long type,we can use __builtin_clzll(x)
Ex- int x=16; // 00000000 00000000 00000000 00010000 (32 bits) cout<<__builtin_clz(x)<<endl; //returns 27. Ex- long x=16; // 00000000 00000000 00000000 00010000 (32 bits) cout<<__builtin_clzl(x)<<endl; //returns 27. Ex- long long x=16; // 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00010000 (64 bits) cout<<__builtin_clzll(x)<<endl; //returns 59.
4.) __builtin_ctz(x): Counts the trailing number of zeros of the integer(long/long long).
If x is of long type,we can use __builtin_ctzl(x) If x is of long long type,we can use __builtin_ctzll(x)
Ex- int x=16; // 00000000 00000000 00000000 00010000 (32 bits) cout<<__builtin_ctz(x)<<endl; //returns 4.
In case of both __builtin_ctzl(x) and __builtin_ctzll(x),the answer is same.