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Java program to find the highest bit set for a given integer number

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Java program to find the highest bit set for a given integer number

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Program/Source Code:

The source code to find the highest bit set for a given integer number is given below. The given program is compiled and executed successfully.

// Java program to find the highest bit set 
// for any given integer number

import java.util.Scanner;

public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Scanner SC = new Scanner(System.in);

    int num = 0;
    int count = 0;
    int highBit = -1;

    System.out.printf("Enter Number: ");
    num = SC.nextInt();

    while (num != 0) {
      if ((num & 1) == 1)
        highBit = count;
      num = num >> 1;
      count++;
    }

    if (highBit == -1) {
      System.out.printf("No bit is set\n");
    } else {
      System.out.printf("Highest bit set : %d \n", highBit);
    }
  }
}

Output:

Enter Number: 25
Highest bit set : 4

 

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