Count number of bits to be flipped to convert A to B

reference: 

http://www.geeksforgeeks.org/count-number-of-bits-to-be-flipped-to-convert-a-to-b/

Problem Definition:

You are given two numbers A and B. Write a program to count number of bits needed to be flipped to convert A to B.

Solution:

  1. Calculate XOR of A and B.      
        a_xor_b = A ^ B
  2. Count the set bits in the above calculated XOR result.
        countSetBits(a_xor_b)