Bit.brshift - Revision history

Watcher7: Changed nonexistent type int to type number.

2013-07-12T01:08:03Z

Changed nonexistent type int to type number.

Hawk777: Use type template

2013-04-22T14:16:22Z

Use type template

Hawk777: Missing template close

2013-04-21T18:10:54Z

Missing template close

Hawk777: Explain that this is an arithmetic, not logical, shift, and add a corresponding example

2013-04-21T18:08:18Z

Explain that this is an arithmetic, not logical, shift, and add a corresponding example

Lyqyd: Int linking fix.

2012-11-30T18:35:24Z

Int linking fix.

AfterLifeLochie: Moved to CAT:APIFunctions

2012-11-28T18:28:38Z

Moved to CAT:APIFunctions

Hawk777: Create page

2012-03-11T22:47:06Z

Create page

New page

{{lowercase}}
{{Function
|name=bit.brshift
|args=[[int (type)|int]] n, [[int (type)|int]] bits
|api=bit
|returns=[[int]] the value of <var>n</var> shifted right by <var>bits</var> bits, which is equivalent to ⌊<var>n</var>÷2<sup><var>bits</var></sup>⌋
|addon=ComputerCraft
|desc=Shifts a number right by a specified number of bits
|examples=
{{Example
|desc=Shift the number 73 (1001001) right by 2 bits, yielding 18 (10010)
|code=print(bit.brshift(73, 2))
|output=18
}}
}}

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 {{Function
 |name=bit.brshift
-|args={{Type|int}} n, {{Type|int}} bits
+|args={{Type|number}} n, {{Type|number}} bits
 |api=bit
-|returns={{Type|int}} the value of <var>n</var> shifted right by <var>bits</var> bits, with the shifted-in bits being equal to the original number’s 31st bit, which is equivalent to ⌊<var>n</var>÷2<sup><var>bits</var></sup>⌋
+|returns={{Type|number}} the value of <var>n</var> shifted right by <var>bits</var> bits, with the shifted-in bits being equal to the original number’s 31st bit, which is equivalent to ⌊<var>n</var>÷2<sup><var>bits</var></sup>⌋
 |addon=ComputerCraft
 |desc=Shifts a number right arithmetically by a specified number of bits

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 |code=print(bit.brshift(2147483648, 2))
 |output=3758096384
 }}
 [[Category:API_Functions]]

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 |args=[[int (type)|int]] n, [[int (type)|int]] bits
 |api=bit
-|returns=[[int (type)|int]] the value of <var>n</var> shifted right by <var>bits</var> bits, which is equivalent to ⌊<var>n</var>÷2<sup><var>bits</var></sup>⌋
+|returns=[[int (type)|int]] the value of <var>n</var> shifted right by <var>bits</var> bits, with the shifted-in bits being equal to the original number’s 31st bit, which is equivalent to ⌊<var>n</var>÷2<sup><var>bits</var></sup>⌋
 |addon=ComputerCraft
-|desc=Shifts a number right by a specified number of bits
+|desc=Shifts a number right arithmetically by a specified number of bits
 |examples=
 {{Example
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 |output=18
 }}
 }}
 [[Category:API_Functions]]