Logical Shift Function

Owning Palette: Data Manipulation Functions

Requires: Base Development System

Shifts x the number of bits specified by y.

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	y can be any numeric representation. If y is greater than 0, the function shifts x left y bits (from least significant to most significant bit) and inserts zeros in the low-order bits. If y is less than 0, the function shifts x right y bits in the positive direction (from most significant to least significant bit) and inserts zeros in the high-order bits.
	x can be any integer representation. If x is an 8-, 16-, 32-, or 64-bit integer and y is greater than 8, 16, or 32, or 64 or is less than –8, –16, –32, or –64, respectively, the output value is all zeros.
	x << y is the result of the shift and has the same numeric representation as x.