Count number of 1's in binary representation

Question

Efficient way to count number of 1s in the binary representation of a number in O(1) if you have enough memory to play with. This is an interview question I found on an onli

Answer 1

Two ways::

/* Method-1 */
int count1s(long num)
{
    int tempCount = 0;

    while(num)
    {
        tempCount += (num & 1); //inc, based on right most bit checked
        num = num >> 1;         //right shift bit by 1
    }

    return tempCount;
}

/* Method-2 */
int count1s_(int num)
{
    int tempCount = 0;

    std::string strNum = std::bitset< 16 >( num ).to_string(); // string conversion
    cout << "strNum=" << strNum << endl;
    for(int i=0; i

Usage::

    int count = 0;

    count = count1s(0b00110011);
    cout << "count(0b00110011) = " << count << endl; //4

    count = count1s(0b01110110);
    cout << "count(0b01110110) = " << count << endl;  //5

    count = count1s(0b00000000);
    cout << "count(0b00000000) = " << count << endl;  //0

    count = count1s(0b11111111);
    cout << "count(0b11111111) = " << count << endl;  //8

    count = count1s_(0b1100);
    cout << "count(0b1100) = " << count << endl;  //2

    count = count1s_(0b11111111);
    cout << "count(0b11111111) = " << count << endl;  //8

    count = count1s_(0b0);
    cout << "count(0b0) = " << count << endl;  //0

    count = count1s_(0b1);
    cout << "count(0b1) = " << count << endl;  //1