BitShiftLeft
BitShiftLeft[n,k]
shifts the binary bits in the integer n to the left by k places, padding with zeros on the right.
BitShiftLeft[n]
shifts one bit to the left.
Details
- BitShiftLeft[n,k] is equivalent to n2^k.
- Negative values of k shift to the right.
Examples
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BitShiftLeft[32]Confirm the result by explicitly specifying a shift of 1:
BitShiftLeft[32, 1]BitShiftLeft works with numbers of any size:
BitShiftLeft[2 ^ 200 - 1, 7]BitShiftLeft automatically threads itself over lists:
BitShiftLeft[{1, 2, 4, 16}, 2]Text
Wolfram Research (2007), BitShiftLeft, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/BitShiftLeft.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2007. "BitShiftLeft." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/BitShiftLeft.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2007). BitShiftLeft. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/BitShiftLeft.html