BigInteger::RightShift Operator (BigInteger, Int32)
Shifts a BigInteger value a specified number of bits to the right.
Assembly: System.Numerics (in System.Numerics.dll)
Parameters
- value
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Type:
System.Numerics::BigInteger
The value whose bits are to be shifted.
- shift
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Type:
System::Int32
The number of bits to shift value to the right.
Return Value
Type: System.Numerics::BigIntegerA value that has been shifted to the right by the specified number of bits.
The RightShift method defines the operation of the bitwise right-shift operator for BigInteger values. It enables code such as the following:
Languages that do not support custom operators can perform a bitwise right-shift operation by dividing value by BigInteger.Pow(2,shift) and subtracting 1 times shift for negative values. The following example shows that the results are identical to the results of using this operator.
If shift is greater than or equal to the number of bits in a positive BigInteger value, the result of the right-shift operation is BigInteger::Zero. If shift is greater than the number of bits in a negative BigInteger value, the result of the right-shift operation is BigInteger::MinusOne.
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 4.0
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 4.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1