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### 8.143 `LEADZ` — Number of leading zero bits of an integer

Description:
  `LEADZ` returns the number of leading zero bits of an integer.
Standard:
  Fortran 2008 and later
Class:
  Elemental function
Syntax:
  `RESULT = LEADZ(I)`
Arguments:

  I | Shall be of type `INTEGER`.

Return value:
  The type of the return value is the default `INTEGER`. If all the bits of `I` are zero, the result value is `BIT_SIZE(I)`.
Example:

                PROGRAM test_leadz
                  WRITE (*,*) BIT_SIZE(1)  ! prints 32
                  WRITE (*,*) LEADZ(1)     ! prints 31
                END PROGRAM

See also:
  BIT_SIZE, TRAILZ, POPCNT, POPPAR