bitset_count_ones()

Applies to: ✅ Microsoft Fabric ✅ Azure Data Explorer ✅ Azure Monitor ✅ Microsoft Sentinel

Returns the number of set bits in the binary representation of a number.

Syntax

bitset_count_ones(value)

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Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
value	int	✔️	The value for which to calculate the number of set bits.

Returns

Returns the number of set bits in the binary representation of a number.

Example

Run the query

// 42 = 32+8+2 : b'00101010' == 3 bits set
print ones = bitset_count_ones(42) 

Output

ones
3