Manuals/calci/BITLSHIFT

BITLSHIFT(a,b)

• where $a$ is the number to be shifted left
• $b$ is number of bits to be shifted

Description

• BITLSHIFT() returns a number shifted to the left, by number of digits specified in the argument.
• $a$ should be an integer greater than or equal to 0.
• $b$ must be an integer value.
• Shifting a number left is equivalent to adding zeros (0) to the right of the binary representation of the number.

For example, a 1-bit shift to the left on the decimal value 4 converts its binary value (100) to 1000, or 8 in decimal.

• If either argument is a non-numeric value, BITLSHIFT returns the #VALUE! error value.

Examples

1. =BITLSHIFT(8,2) = 32
2. =BITLSHIFT(14,3) = 112
3. =BITLSHIFT(-3,1) = -6
4. =BITLSHIFT(17,-2) = 1073741824

Related Videos

BITSHIFT OPERATORS

See Also

• BITRSHIFT
• BITOR
• BITAND

References

• Bitwise Operation

• List of Main Z Functions

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