Left Shift

Format: x << y

Arguments: (int) x, y Any integers

Returns: (int) The value of x with all bits shifted left y places

Description: This operator converts x from a floating-point number to a 32-bit integer, shifts all bits y places to the left, and then returns the result as a floating-point number.

Examples: 2<<3 = 16  (00010 << 3 = 10000)

  3<<2 = 12  (00011 << 2 = 01100)

See Also: Right Shift, Zero-Fill Right Shift, Bitwise And, Bitwise Or, Bitwise Exclusive Or, Bitwise Not