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>>> (bitwise unsigned right shift)

bitwise unsigned right shift, >>>

Availability

Flash Player 5.

Usage

    expression1 >>> expression2

Parameters

`expression1` A number or expression to be shifted right.

`expression2` A number or expression that converts to an integer between 0 and 31.

Returns

Nothing.

Description

Operator (bitwise); the same as the bitwise right shift (`>>`) operator except that it does not preserve the sign of the original `expression` because the bits on the left are always filled with 0.

Example

The following example converts -1 to a 32-bit integer and shifts it 1 bit to the right.

    x = -1 >>> 1

The result of the above operation is as follows:

    x = 2147483647

This is because -1 decimal is 11111111111111111111111111111111 binary (thirty-two 1's), and when you shift right (unsigned) by 1 bit, the least significant (rightmost) bit is discarded, and the most significant (leftmost) bit is filled with a 0. The result is 01111111111111111111111111111111 binary, which represents the 32-bit integer 2147483647.

See also

`>>= (bitwise right shift and assignment)`