Computes the logarithm of the given value to the base of 2. - Java java.lang

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Computes the logarithm of the given value to the base of 2.

Demo Code

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//package com.java2s;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Computes the logarithm of the given value to the base of 2. This method throws an error,
     * if the given argument is not a power of 2.
     * 
     * @param value The value to compute the logarithm for.
     * @return The logarithm to the base of 2.
     * @throws ArithmeticException Thrown, if the given value is zero.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException Thrown, if the given value is not a power of two.
     */
    public static int log2strict(int value) throws ArithmeticException,
            IllegalArgumentException {
        if (value == 0) {
            throw new ArithmeticException("Logarithm of zero is undefined.");
        }
        if ((value & (value - 1)) != 0) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("The given value " + value
                    + " is not a power of two.");
        }
        return 31 - Integer.numberOfLeadingZeros(value);
    }
}

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