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Same as the `unsigned int` overload.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bdlb_bitutil.h>`

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----
static
int
numBitsSet(unsigned long value);
----

== Return Value

number of 1 bits in `value`

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *value*
| value whose set bits are counted
|===


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