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stdc_first_trailing_one(3)

find the first trailing one in an integer

NAME

stdc_first_trailing_one – find the first trailing one in an integer

SYNOPSIS

Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

#include <stdbit.h>

unsigned int

stdc_first_trailing_one_uc(unsigned char value);

unsigned int

stdc_first_trailing_one_us(unsigned short value);

unsigned int

stdc_first_trailing_one_ui(unsigned int value);

unsigned int

stdc_first_trailing_one_ul(unsigned long value);

unsigned int

stdc_first_trailing_one_ull(unsigned long long value);

unsigned int

stdc_first_trailing_one(value);

DESCRIPTION

The stdc_first_trailing_one_type() family of functions returns the index of the least significant set bit in value, where value is of type unsigned char, unsigned short, unsigned int, unsigned long, or unsigned long long for type being uc, us, ui, ul, or ull respectively. The stdc_first_trailing_one(value) type-generic macro picks the appropriate stdc_first_trailing_one_type() function based on the type of value.

Functions stdc_first_trailing_one_ui(), stdc_first_trailing_one_ul(), and stdc_first_trailing_one_ull() are identical to 4.3BSD functions ffs(3), ffsl(3), and ffsll(3) respectively, except for operating on unsigned instead of signed values.

RETURN VALUES

Returns the index of the least significant set bit in value. The bits are numbered such that the least significant bit has number 1, and the most significant bit has number w where w is the number of bits in the type of value. If no bits are set in value (i.e. value is zero), one is returned.

SEE ALSO

bit_ffs(3), ffs(3), ffsl(3), ffsll(3), stdbit(3), stdc_first_leading_one(3), stdc_first_trailing_zero(3), stdc_trailing_zeros(3)

STANDARDS

The stdc_first_trailing_one_type() family of functions and the stdc_first_trailing_one() type-generic macro conform to ISO/IEC 9899:2024 (“ISO C23”).

HISTORY

The stdc_first_trailing_one_type() family of functions and the stdc_first_trailing_one() type-generic macro were added in FreeBSD 15.1.

AUTHORS

Robert Clausecker ⟨[email protected]⟩

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