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BIT_ COUNT
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The BIT_ function returns the number of ones in its binary representation for a given number.
Syntax
BIT_COUNT ( expression )Arguments
-
expression: any valid numeric expression.
Return Type
The number of ones bits in the binary representation.
Examples
SELECT bit_count(8), bin(8);
+--------------+--------+
| bit_count(8) | bin(8) |
+--------------+--------+
| 1 | 1000 |
+--------------+--------+SELECT bit_count(1234), bin(1234);
+-----------------+-------------+
| bit_count(1234) | bin(1234) |
+-----------------+-------------+
| 5 | 10011010010 |
+-----------------+-------------+SELECT bit_count(240), bin(240);
+----------------+----------+
| bit_count(240) | bin(240) |
+----------------+----------+
| 4 | 11110000 |
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