v.20.3New Feature

Added bitCount function to address issue #8702

Added function bitCount. This fixes #8702. #8708 (alexey-milovidov) #8749 (ikopylov)
Added the bitCount function to ClickHouse, which returns the number of set bits (1s) in the binary representation of an integer.

Why it matters

This function solves the need for efficiently counting the number of bits set to one in integer values, which is useful in various bitwise operations, analytics, and data processing scenarios.

How to use it

Use the bitCount function in your queries by passing an integer expression to it, for example:

SELECT bitCount(your_integer_column) FROM your_table;