1// -----------------------------------------------------------
2// lowest_bit.hpp
3//
4// Position of the lowest bit 'on'
5//
6// Copyright (c) 2003-2004, 2008 Gennaro Prota
7//
8// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
9// (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
10// http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
11//
12// -----------------------------------------------------------
13
14#ifndef BOOST_LOWEST_BIT_HPP_GP_20030301
15#define BOOST_LOWEST_BIT_HPP_GP_20030301
16
17#include "boost/integer/integer_log2.hpp"
18#include "boost/assert.hpp"
19
20namespace boost {
21namespace detail {
22
23 template <typename T>
24 int lowest_bit(T x) {
25
26 BOOST_ASSERT(x >= 1); // PRE
27
28 // clear all bits on except the rightmost one,
29 // then calculate the logarithm base 2
30 //
31 return boost::integer_log2<T>( x - ( x & (x-1) ) );
32
33 }
34
35}
36}
37
38
39#endif // include guard
40

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