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11<H1 align="left">MATH_CountPopulation <img src="../../image/NTR.gif"align="middle"><img src="../../image/TWL.gif" align="middle"></H1>
12<H2>Syntax</H2>
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15  <PRE><CODE>#include &lt;nitro/math.h&gt;</CODE></PRE>
16  <PRE><CODE>u8 MATH_CountPopulation( u32 x );
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20<H2>Arguments</H2>
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24      <TD><B><I>x</I></B></TD>
25      <TD>The value to scan</TD>
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29<H2>Return Values</H2>
30<P>The number of <code>1</code> bits.</P>
31<H2>Description</H2>
32<P>This function scans the data of a 32-bit quantity and determines the number of bits that are set to 1. 0xf0f0f0f0 and 0x55555555 are both 16.</P>
33<H2>See Also</H2>
34<P><CODE><A href="MATH_CountLeadingZeros.html">MATH_CountLeadingZeros</A><BR></CODE></P>
35<H2>Revision History</H2>
36<P>2004/12/14 Initial version.</P>
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