Here you can find the source of shift(int length)
public static int shift(int length)
//package com.java2s; /**/* w w w. ja v a 2 s . c om*/ * Copyright 2010 - 2015 JetBrains s.r.o. * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ public class Main { public static int shift(int length) { int shift = 1; int shifted = 2; while (shifted <= length) { ++shift; shifted <<= 1; } return shift; } }