Is there a fast way to find if a 32-bit integer is a multiple of 4 without using the % operator (In C++)?
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Is there a fast way to find if a 32-bit integer is a multiple of 4 without using the % operator (In C++)?
yes, there is.
Note that this may not be any faster. Also a good optimizing compiler will convert your modulus against constant 4 to the fastest operation anyway, so it may well generate this automatically.
Check the generated code if you are interested.