BitOperations.PopCount Method   
Definition
Important
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Overloads
| PopCount(UIntPtr) | Returns the population count (number of bits set) of a mask. Similar in behavior to the x86 instruction POPCNT. | 
| PopCount(UInt32) | Returns the population count (number of bits set) of a mask. | 
| PopCount(UInt64) | Returns the population count (number of bits set) of an unsigned 64-bit integer mask. | 
PopCount(UIntPtr)
- Source:
- BitOperations.cs
- Source:
- BitOperations.cs
- Source:
- BitOperations.cs
- Source:
- BitOperations.cs
Important
This API is not CLS-compliant.
Returns the population count (number of bits set) of a mask. Similar in behavior to the x86 instruction POPCNT.
public:
 static int PopCount(UIntPtr value);[System.CLSCompliant(false)]
public static int PopCount(UIntPtr value);[<System.CLSCompliant(false)>]
static member PopCount : unativeint -> intPublic Shared Function PopCount (value As UIntPtr) As IntegerParameters
- value
- 
				
				UIntPtr
unativeint 
The value.
Returns
The population count.
- Attributes
Applies to
PopCount(UInt32)
- Source:
- BitOperations.cs
- Source:
- BitOperations.cs
- Source:
- BitOperations.cs
- Source:
- BitOperations.cs
Important
This API is not CLS-compliant.
Returns the population count (number of bits set) of a mask.
public:
 static int PopCount(System::UInt32 value);[System.CLSCompliant(false)]
public static int PopCount(uint value);[<System.CLSCompliant(false)>]
static member PopCount : uint32 -> intPublic Shared Function PopCount (value As UInteger) As IntegerParameters
- value
- UInt32
The mask.
Returns
The population count of a mask.
- Attributes
Remarks
This method is similar in behavior to the x86 instruction POPCNT.
Applies to
PopCount(UInt64)
- Source:
- BitOperations.cs
- Source:
- BitOperations.cs
- Source:
- BitOperations.cs
- Source:
- BitOperations.cs
Important
This API is not CLS-compliant.
Returns the population count (number of bits set) of an unsigned 64-bit integer mask.
public:
 static int PopCount(System::UInt64 value);[System.CLSCompliant(false)]
public static int PopCount(ulong value);[<System.CLSCompliant(false)>]
static member PopCount : uint64 -> intPublic Shared Function PopCount (value As ULong) As IntegerParameters
- value
- UInt64
The mask.
Returns
The population count of the mask.
- Attributes
Remarks
This method is similar in behavior to the x86 instruction POPCNT.