#include "utility/utilityMath.h" unsigned long int utility::getPowerOfTwo(unsigned int exponent) { static const long int powerOfTwos[] = { 1 << 0, 1 << 1, 1 << 2, 1 << 3, 1 << 4, 1 << 5, 1 << 6, 1 << 7, 1 << 8, 1 << 9, 1 << 10, 1 << 11, 1 << 12, 1 << 13, 1 << 14, 1 << 15, 1 << 16, 1 << 17, 1 << 18, 1 << 19, 1 << 20, 1 << 21, 1 << 22, 1 << 23, 1 << 24, 1 << 25, 1 << 26, 1 << 27, 1 << 28, 1 << 29, 1 << 30, 1 << 31 }; return powerOfTwos[exponent]; }