Here you can find the source of toBitMask(int numBits)
private static int toBitMask(int numBits)
//package com.java2s; /*********************************************************************************************************************** * Copyright (C) 2014 by Sebastian Kruse * * 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 { private static int toBitMask(int numBits) { return twoToThePowerOf(numBits) - 1; }//w w w.j a v a 2s . c o m private static int twoToThePowerOf(int x) { return 1 << x; } }