popcnt(3I)

NAME
     _popcnt, POPCNT - Counts number of set bits

SYNOPSIS
     C/C++:

     #include <intrinsics.h>
     int _popcnt (long i);

     Fortran:

     POPCNT ([I=]i)

STANDARDS
     C/C++ extension

     Fortran extension

DESCRIPTION
   C/C++
     The _popcnt function returns the number of bits set to 1 (the
     population count) in argument i.

   Fortran
     This intrinsic function counts the number of bits set in the argument.
     It accepts the following argument:

     i         A Boolean, integer, real, or Cray pointer value.  i cannot
               be declared as REAL(KIND=16).

     POPCNT is an elemental function.  The name of this intrinsic cannot be
     passed as an argument.

   C/C++
     Because _popcnt is an intrinsic function, no externally visible
     library function is available for it.  The compiler generates inline
     code to produce the result.

FORTRAN RETURN VALUES
     POPCNT returns a value of type integer.

EXAMPLES
     Fortran: The following section of Fortran code shows the POPCNT
     function used with an argument of type integer.  The bit pattern of
     the argument and the value of the result are also given.  For
     simplicity, a 16-bit object is used.

          INTEGER I1, I2
          ...
          I2 = POPCNT(I1)


           ---------------------------------------------------------------
          | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
           ---------------------------------------------------------------
                                         I1

     The POPCNT function returns the value 6 to the integer variable I2.