Here you can find the source of setBits(int lowBit, int numBits)
public static final int setBits(int lowBit, int numBits)
//package com.java2s; /*/* www. j a v a2s. c om*/ Copyright 2009 Semantic Discovery, Inc. (www.semanticdiscovery.com) This file is part of the Semantic Discovery Toolkit. The Semantic Discovery Toolkit is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. The Semantic Discovery Toolkit is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with The Semantic Discovery Toolkit. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */ public class Main { /** * Set numBits bits in an integer starting at lowBit and working higher. */ public static final int setBits(int lowBit, int numBits) { int result = 1; for (int i = 0; i < numBits - 1; ++i) { result = (result << 1) | 1; } for (int i = 0; i < lowBit; ++i) { result <<= 1; } return result; } }