| SYNOPSIS | |
| int count_bits(string str) | |
| DESCRIPTION | |
| Count the number of set bits in bitstring <str> and return the number | |
| as result. | |
| EXAMPLES | |
| string s; | |
| s = set_bit("", 3); s = set_bit(s, 15); | |
| count_bits(s) --> returns 2 | |
| SEE ALSO | |
| clear_bit(E), set_bit(E), test_bit(E), next_bit(E), last_bit(E), | |
| or_bits(E), xor_bits(E), invert_bits(E), copy_bits(E) |