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==Class==
 
Bitwise Operations
 
  
  

Revision as of 14:39, 27 October 2009


Purpose

Function to shift the bits in a numeric value a specified number of places to the left


Syntax

BITLSHIFT(<expN1>,<expN2>)


See Also

BITAND(), BITCLEAR(), BITNOT(), BITOR(), BITRSHIFT(), BITSET(), BITTEST(), BITXOR()


Description

The BITLSHIFT() function shifts the bits in the numeric value <expN1> the specified number of places to the left <expN2> and returns the new value. If <expN1> and <expN2> are not integers, they will be converted to integer values before the shift takes place.


Example

x = 6			&& 0110
y = 1
? bitlshift(x,y)
        12		&& 1100


Products

Recital Database Server, Recital Mirage Server, Recital Terminal Developer