<< (Bitwise shift left) (Operator/bitwise)

Bitwise leftwards shifts one operand according to another.

Availability:

ECMAScript edition - 2
JavaScript - 1.0
JScript - 1.0
Internet Explorer - 3.02
Netscape - 2.0
Netscape Enterprise Server- 2.0
Opera - 3.0
Property/method value type:Number primitive

See also:Bitwise shift left then assign (<<=), Bitwise shift operator, Bitwise shift right (>>), Bitwise shift right and assign (>>=), Bitwise unsigned shift right (>>>), Bitwise unsigned shift right and assign (>>>=), Shift operator

Refer to:

Bitwise shift left (<<)

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Cross-references:

ECMA 262 edition 2 - section - 11.7.1

ECMA 262 edition 3 - section - 11.7.1