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BsrWord

Return the position of the leftmost set bit in a 16-bit value.

Declaration

Source position: systemh.inc line 1244

function BsrWord(const AValue: Word) : Cardinal;

Description

BsrWord scans the word AValue, starting at the leftmost position and working towards position 0, and returns the index of the first set bit. The position is measured from the 0-th, rightmost bit.

When the input is 0, the result is 255 (unsigned equivalent of -1).

See also

Name Description
BsrByte Return the position of the leftmost set bit in an 8-bit value.
BsfWord Return the position of the rightmost set bit in a 16-bit value.
BsrDWord Return the position of the leftmost set bit in a 32-bit value.
BsrQWord Return the position of the leftmost set bit in a 64-bit value.