bitshiftl()

Function group	Execute on client	Platform(s)
Binary field	NO	All

Syntax

bitshiftl(binary,count)

Description

Shifts a binary field to the left by a number of bits specified in count.Operates directly on binary.Returns a Boolean (true for success).

The function operates directly on the argument, and returns 1 for success and 0 for failure. Vacated bits become zero. Bits shifted past bit 0 are lost.

Example

Calculate
 
lStatus
 as 
bitshiftl
(
lBinary
,
lCount
)