Compiler Warning (level 1) C4333
Visual Studio 2005
Error Message
'operator' : right shift by too large amount, data lossA right shift operation was too large an amount. All significant bits are shifted out and the result will always be zero.
Example
The following sample generates C4333.
// C4333.cpp
// compile with: /c /W1
unsigned shift8 (unsigned char c) {
return c >> 8; // C4333
// try the following line instead
// return c >> 4; // OK
}