1*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.\" 2*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.\" Copyright (c) 2025 Robert Clausecker <fuz@FreeBSD.org> 3*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.\" 4*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause 5*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.\" 6*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Dd November 9, 2025 7*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Dt STDC_COUNT_ZEROS 3 8*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Os 9*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Sh NAME 10*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Nm stdc_count_zeros 11*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Nd count the zeros in an integer 12*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Sh SYNOPSIS 13*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Lb libc 14*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.In stdbit.h 15*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Ft unsigned int 16*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Fn stdc_count_zeros_uc "unsigned char value" 17*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Ft unsigned int 18*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Fn stdc_count_zeros_us "unsigned short value" 19*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Ft unsigned int 20*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Fn stdc_count_zeros_ui "unsigned int value" 21*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Ft unsigned int 22*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Fn stdc_count_zeros_ul "unsigned long value" 23*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Ft unsigned int 24*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Fn stdc_count_zeros_ull "unsigned long long value" 25*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Ft unsigned int 26*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Fn stdc_count_zeros "value" 27*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Sh DESCRIPTION 28*d790b16bSRobert ClauseckerThe 29*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Nm stdc_count_zeros_ Ns Em type Ns () 30*d790b16bSRobert Clauseckerfamily of functions returns the number of bits set to\~0 in 31*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Fa value , 32*d790b16bSRobert Clauseckerwhere 33*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Fa value 34*d790b16bSRobert Clauseckeris of type 35*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Va unsigned char , 36*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Va unsigned short , 37*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Va unsigned int , 38*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Va unsigned long , 39*d790b16bSRobert Clauseckeror 40*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Va unsigned long long 41*d790b16bSRobert Clauseckerfor 42*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Em type 43*d790b16bSRobert Clauseckerbeing 44*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Sy uc , 45*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Sy us , 46*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Sy ui , 47*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Sy ul , 48*d790b16bSRobert Clauseckeror 49*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Sy ull 50*d790b16bSRobert Clauseckerrespectively. 51*d790b16bSRobert ClauseckerThis is also known as the 52*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Dq population count 53*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker(popcount) or 54*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Dq Hamming weight 55*d790b16bSRobert Clauseckerof the complement of 56*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Fa value . 57*d790b16bSRobert ClauseckerThe 58*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Fn stdc_count_zeros "value" 59*d790b16bSRobert Clauseckertype-generic macro picks the appropriate 60*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Nm stdc_count_zeros_ Ns Em type Ns () 61*d790b16bSRobert Clauseckerfunction based on the type of 62*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Fa value . 63*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Sh RETURN VALUES 64*d790b16bSRobert ClauseckerReturns the number of bits set to\~0 in 65*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Fa value . 66*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Sh SEE ALSO 67*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Xr stdbit 3 , 68*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Xr stdc_count_ones 3 69*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Sh STANDARDS 70*d790b16bSRobert ClauseckerThe 71*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Nm stdc_count_zeros_ Ns Em type Ns () 72*d790b16bSRobert Clauseckerfamily of functions and the 73*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Fn stdc_count_zeros 74*d790b16bSRobert Clauseckertype-generic macro conform to 75*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.St -isoC-2023 . 76*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Sh HISTORY 77*d790b16bSRobert ClauseckerThe 78*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Nm stdc_count_zeros_ Ns Em type Ns () 79*d790b16bSRobert Clauseckerfamily of functions and the 80*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Fn stdc_count_zeros 81*d790b16bSRobert Clauseckertype-generic macro were added in 82*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Fx 15.1. 83*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.Sh AUTHOR 84*d790b16bSRobert Clausecker.An Robert Clausecker Aq Mt fuz@FreeBSD.org 85