BITRSHIFT()

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Purpose

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


Syntax

BITRSHIFT(<expN1>,<expN2>)


See Also

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


Description

The BITRSHIFT() function shifts the bits in the numeric value <expN1> the specified number of places to the right <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
? bitrshift(x,y)
         3   && 0011


Products

Recital Database Server, Recital Mirage Server, Recital Terminal Developer