BITLSHIFT( ) Function

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Moves bits in a numeric value to the left by the specified number of positions and returns the resulting value.

Note

If the specified expressions are not integers, they are converted to integers before performing the operation.

BITLSHIFT(nExpression1, nExpression2)

Parameters

  • nExpression1
    Specifies the numeric value in which to move bits to the left.

  • nExpression2
    Specifies the number of bit positions to move to the left.

Return Value

Numeric. BITLSHIFT( ) returns the specified expression with bits moved by the specified number of positions.

Remarks

BITLSHIFT( ) does not support Varbinary values.

Example

x = 5  && 0101 binary
y = 1  && Shift bits 1 position left

? BITLSHIFT(x,y) && Returns 10, 1010 binary

See Also

Reference

BITAND( ) Function

BITCLEAR( ) Function

BITNOT( ) Function

BITOR( ) Function

BITRSHIFT( ) Function

BITSET( ) Function

BITTEST( ) Function

BITXOR( ) Function

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