protocols/bundles/ch.ethz.iks.r_osgi.remote/src/main/java/ch/ethz/iks/util/MathUtils.java

/* Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Jan S. Rellermeyer
 * Systems Group,
 * Department of Computer Science, ETH Zurich.
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package ch.ethz.iks.util;

/**
 * Math utilities.
 * 
 * @author Jan S. Rellermeyer, ETH Zürich
 * @since 0.2
 */
public final class MathUtils {

	/**
	 * hidden default constructor.
	 */
	private MathUtils() {

	}

	/**
	 * get the logarithm with base 2.
	 * 
	 * @param num
	 *            the value.
	 * @return the logarithm.
	 * @since 0.2
	 */
	public static int log2(final int num) {
		int i = num;
		int j = -1;
		while (i > 0) {
			i = i >> 1;
			j++;
		}
		return j;
	}

	/**
	 * get the lower 32 bits of a long value.
	 * 
	 * @param val
	 *            the long value.
	 * @return the lower 32 bits.
	 * @since 0.2
	 */
	public static long lower32(final long val) {
		return val & 0xFFFFFFFFL;
	}

	/**
	 * get the higher 32 bits of a long value.
	 * 
	 * @param val
	 *            the long value.
	 * @return the higher 32 bits.
	 * @since 0.2
	 */
	public static long higher32(final long val) {
		return val >>> 32;
	}

	/**
	 * get the absolute value of a long.
	 * 
	 * @param val
	 *            the (signed) long value.
	 * @return the absolute value.
	 * @since 0.2
	 */
	public static long abs(final long val) {
		if (val < 0) {
			return -1 * val;
		}
		return val;
	}

	/**
	 * get the maximum within an array of long values.
	 * 
	 * @param values
	 *            the array of long values.
	 * @return the maximum.
	 * @since 0.2
	 */
	public static long max(final long[] values) {
		long max = values[0];
		for (int i = 1; i < values.length; i++) {
			if (max < values[i]) {
				max = values[i];
			}
		}
		return max;
	}

	/**
	 * get the minimum within an array of long values.
	 * 
	 * @param values
	 *            the array of long values.
	 * @return the minimum.
	 * @since 0.2
	 */
	public static long min(final long[] values) {
		long min = values[0];
		for (int i = 1; i < values.length; i++) {
			if (min > values[i]) {
				min = values[i];
			}
		}
		return min;
	}
}