Operator Shl= (Shift left and Assign)
Shifts left and assigns a value to a variable
Syntax:
declare operator Shl= ( byref lhs as integer, byref rhs as integer )
declare operator Shl= ( byref lhs as uinteger, byref rhs as uinteger )
declare operator Shl= ( byref lhs as longint, byref rhs as longint )
declare operator Shl= ( byref lhs as ulongint, byref rhs as ulongint )
declare operator Shl= ( byref lhs as uinteger, byref rhs as uinteger )
declare operator Shl= ( byref lhs as longint, byref rhs as longint )
declare operator Shl= ( byref lhs as ulongint, byref rhs as ulongint )
Usage:
lhs shl= rhs
Parameters:
lhs
The variable to assign to.
rhs
The value to shift lhs left by.
Description:
This operator shifts the bits in its left-hand side (lhs) parameter a number of times specified by its right-hand side (rhs) parameter, and assigns the result to lhs. It is functionally equivalent to:
This operator can be overloaded for user-defined types as a member Operator using the appropriate syntax.
Note: Similarly to the operator '=[>]' (assign), the alternative symbol 'Shl=>' can be also used.
This operator can be overloaded for user-defined types as a member Operator using the appropriate syntax.
Note: Similarly to the operator '=[>]' (assign), the alternative symbol 'Shl=>' can be also used.
Examples:
Dim i As Integer
i = &b00000011 '' = 3
i Shl= 3 '' = i*2^3
'' Result: 11000 24 24
Print Bin(i), i, 3*2^3
Sleep
i = &b00000011 '' = 3
i Shl= 3 '' = i*2^3
'' Result: 11000 24 24
Print Bin(i), i, 3*2^3
Sleep
Dialect Differences:
- Not available in the -lang qb dialect unless referenced with the alias __Shl=.
Differences from QB:
- New to FreeBASIC
See also:
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