Java Integer Align align(final int value, final int alignment)

Description

Align a value to the next multiple up of an alignment number.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
value	The value to be aligned to the next multiple up of the alignment number.
alignment	The alignment number to be used.

Return

the value aligned to the next multiple up of the alignment number.

Declaration

public static int align(final int value, final int alignment) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//from ww w .  j ava 2  s. c o m
 * Copyright 2014 Real Logic Ltd.
 *
 * 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 {
    /**
     * Align a value to the next multiple up of an alignment number.
     * If the value equals a multiple of the alignment number, then the value is returned unchanged.
     * <p/>
     * This method executes without branching.
     *
     * @param value     The value to be aligned to the next multiple up of the alignment number.
     * @param alignment The alignment number to be used.
     * @return the value aligned to the next multiple up of the alignment number.
     */
    public static int align(final int value, final int alignment) {
        return (value + (alignment - 1)) & ~(alignment - 1);
    }
}

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