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Description

Shift operators shifts the binary bit value of a given number to left or right side.

Types

Left shift operator

• It is represented by '>>' operator.
• It shifts each bit to the left by adding 0 to the right of the binary number
• Eg: Before - 0101001
  After - 1010010

Right shift operator

• It is represented by '<<' operator.
• It shifts each bit to the right by adding 0 to the left side.
• Eg: Before - 0101001
  After - 0010100