Gemstone Common Library
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# BitMathCountLeadingOnes(UInt32) Method

Counts the number of consecutive 1's starting from the highest bit working down.

## Definition

Namespace: Gemstone
Assembly: Gemstone.Common (in Gemstone.Common.dll) Version: 1.0.143 -- Release Build+524337d392fd5616b12b50022b004322b9e7c330
C#
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    public static int CountLeadingOnes(
    	uint value
    )

VB
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    Public Shared Function CountLeadingOnes (
    	value As UInteger
    ) As Integer

C++
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    public:
    static int CountLeadingOnes(
    	unsigned int value
    )

JavaScript
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    Gemstone.BitMath.CountLeadingOnes = function(value);

#### Parameters

value UInt32
  Target value for bit counting.

#### Return Value

Int32
Number of consecutive 1's starting from the highest bit working down.

## See Also

#### Reference

BitMath Class
CountLeadingOnes Overload
Gemstone Namespace