JavaAlgorithms/Others/BrianKernighanAlgorithm.java

import java.util.Scanner;

/**
 * 
 * @author Nishita Aggarwal
 *
 * Brian Kernighan’s Algorithm
 * 
 * algorithm to count the number of set bits in a given number
 * 
 * Subtraction of 1 from a number toggles all the bits (from right to left) till the rightmost set bit(including the
 * rightmost set bit). 
 * So if we subtract a number by 1 and do bitwise & with itself i.e. (n & (n-1)), we unset the rightmost set bit. 
 * 
 * If we do n & (n-1) in a loop and count the no of times loop executes we get the set bit count.
 * 
 * 
 * Time Complexity: O(logn)
 *
 */


public class BrianKernighanAlgorithm {
	
	/**
         * @param num: number in which we count the set bits
         * 
         * @return int: Number of set bits
         * */
	static int countSetBits(int num)
	{
		int cnt = 0;
		while(num != 0)
		{
			num = num & (num-1);
			cnt++;
		}
		return cnt;
	}
	
	
	/**
	 *
	 * @param args : command line arguments
	 *
	 */
	public static void main(String args[])
	{
		Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
		int num = sc.nextInt();
		int setBitCount = countSetBits(num);
		System.out.println(setBitCount);
		sc.close();
	}
}