>>
Syntax
number >> places
Description
>> shifts all bits in the argument number integer to the right by argument places. This has the effect of dividing the argument number by two for each shift given in the argument places. Both arguments, numbers and places are integers. This is easiest to see in a binary number. For example %0101 >> 1 return the binary number %010. In base 10 numbers this looks like 5 >> 1 and returns 2.
If the number variable is signed, the sign bit is recopied into its place after the shift.
Example
FOR i = 1 TO 10
PRINT 1000 >> i
NEXT i
SLEEP
The output would look like:
500
250
125
62
31
15
7
3
1
0
Differences from other BASICs
- none