Count bits used in int

Question

If you have the binary number 10110 how can I get it to return 5? e.g a number that tells how many bits are used? There are some likewise examples listed below:

Answer 1

From here, a way to do it with just bitwise-and and addition:

int GetHighestBitPosition(int value) {
  if (value == 0) return 0;

  int position = 1;
  if ((value & 0xFFFF0000) == 0) position += 16;
  if ((value & 0xFF00FF00) == 0) position += 8;
  if ((value & 0xF0F0F0F0) == 0) position += 4;
  if ((value & 0xCCCCCCCC) == 0) position += 2;
  if ((value & 0xAAAAAAAA) == 0) position += 1;

  return position;
}