Keyword Shl - leonard-thieu/monkey GitHub Wiki

Shl is a binary operator that performs the shift to left function.

Syntax

  Value Shl ShiftAmount

Description

Shl shifts the bits within the binary representation of an integer value to the left by the given integer amount.

The effect of shifting bits to the left is to exponentially double the value of an integer for each shift amount.

See also

• Expressions

Examples

This example shows the effect of shifting a value left (up to 10 times):

Function Main ()

    Local a:Int = 1

    For Local loop:Int = 1 To 10
        Print a + " shifted left by " + loop + " = " + (a Shl loop)
    Next

End