.TH LIBJ2_CLZ_J2U 3 LIBJ2
.SH NAME
libj2_clz_j2u \- Count leading zeroes

.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <libj2.h>

unsigned \fBlibj2_clz_j2u\fP(const struct libj2_j2u *\fIa\fP);
.fi
.PP
Link with
.IR -lj2 .

.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.BR libj2_clz_j2u ()
function returns the number of leading cleared bits in
.IR a .
.PP
In the case that all bits in
.I a
are cleared, all of them are counted as leading.
.PP
.I a
is assumed to be
.RI non- NULL .

.SH RETURN VALUE
The
.BR libj2_clz_j2u ()
function returns the number of cleared bits that
are more significant than the most significant
set bits in
.IR a ,
or the total number of bits in
.I a
if all its bits are cleared.

.SH ERRORS
The
.BR libj2_clz_j2u ()
function cannot fail.

.SH HISTORY
The
.BR libj2_clz_j2u ()
function was added in version 1.0 of
.BR libj2 .

.SH SEE ALSO
.BR libj2 (7),
.BR libj2_clo_j2u (3),
.BR libj2_ctz_j2u (3),
.BR libj2_cz_j2u (3),
.BR libj2_flc_j2u (3),
.BR libj2_kls_j2u (3),
.BR libj2_cls_j2u (3),
.BR libj2_slc_j2u (3)