Left shift operator shifts all bits towards left by certain number of specified bits. It is denoted by <<.
Example: Given Number is 2.
convert 2 into binary
i.e 0010 2 —>0010
Shift 2 bits towards left —->1000 (append zero’s to trailing end)
After 2 bit left shift, 1000—->16
#include<stdio.h>
#include<conio.h>
void main()
{
int x,y;
clrscr();
printf(“Read the integer from keyboard :”);
scanf(“%d”,&x);
x<<=3;
y=x;
printf(“\nThe left shifted data is = %d ”,y);
getch();
}
Output:
Read the integer from keyboard : 2
The left shifted data is = 16