java.lang.Long.numberOfTrailingZeros() is a built-in function in Java which returns the number of trailing zero bits to the right of the lowest order set bit. In simple terms, it returns the
(position-1) where position refers to the first set bit from the right. If the number does not contain any set bit(in other words, if the number is zero), it returns 64.
Syntax:
public static long numberOfTrailingZeros(long num)
Parameters:
num - the number passed
Returns:
the number of trailing zeros after the lowest-order set bit
Examples:
Input : 8
Output : 3
Explanation: Binary representation of 8 is 1000
No of trailing zeros to the right of the lowest-order set
bit is 3.
Input : 191
Output : 0
The program below illustrates the java.lang.Long.numberOfTrailingZeros() function:
Program 1:
Output:
Number of trailing zeros = 3
Number of trailing zeros = 0
Program 2: The program below demonstrates the use of function when a negative number is passed.
Output:
Number of trailing zeros = 2
It returns an error message when a decimal a string value is passed as an argument.
Program 3: When a decimal value is passed in argument.
Output:
prog.java:16: error: incompatible types: possible lossy conversion from double to long
System.out.println("Number of trailing zeros = "+Long.numberOfTrailingZeros(12.34));
Program 4: When a string value is passed in argument.
