34. Count Set Bits in an 8-bit Register

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#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdint.h>

uint8_t count_set_bits(uint8_t reg) {

    uint8_t count =0;
    if(reg == 0)
    {
        return count;
    }
    for(int i=0; i<8; i++)
    {
        if((reg>>i) & 0x01)
        {
            count++;
        }
    }
    return count;
}

int main() {
    uint8_t reg;
    scanf("%hhu", &reg);
    printf("%u", count_set_bits(reg));
    return 0;
}

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