Scalar. Returns the value of an expression after shifting the bits right a specific number of positions.
bitshiftright ( expression, count )
| expression | The initial value, as an integer or a long. Can be an integer or a long. |
| count | How many positions to shift. The same number of left-most bits are set to 0. Must be an integer. |
The bits that are shifted out the right are discarded, and zeros are shifted in on the left. The function returns the same datatype as the initial expression argument.
bitshiftright (3, 1) returns 1, or in binary, bitshiftright (0011, 1) returns 0001. The user cannot specify binary directly.