The BITRSHIFT function shifts the bits of the input a certain number of places to the right. Bits on the left are filled with zeroes.
Parts of a BITRSHIFT function
BITRSHIFT(value, shift_amount)
value
- The given value must be a non-negative number.
shift_amount
- The given number must be a number from -52 to 53.
- Entering a negative value is effectively a BITLSHIFT function.
Sample formulas
BITRSHIFT(18, 2)
BITRSHIFT(A2, 4)
Notes
Values don't necessarily have to be numbers. Instead, they may be coerced. For example, a string value of "3" can be coerced to be simply 3, and a Boolean value of TRUE can be coerced to 1.
Examples
In the following example, we use BITRSHIFT with values inlined into the function. The value 8 (represented as 1000 in base 2) has its bits shifted right by the shift amount of 2, resulting in 2 (represented as 10 in base 2):
| A | B | |
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1
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Formula | Result |
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2
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=BITRSHIFT(8, 2) | 2 |
In the next example, a value of 8 being shifted by 2 results in a BITRSHIFT of 2. However, this time we use cell references to use as our values:
| A | B | C | |
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1
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Formula | Result | Reference cells |
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2
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=BITRSHIFT(C2, C3) | 2 | 8 |
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3
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2 |
Related function
BITLSHIFT : The BITLSHIFT function shifts the bits of the input a certain number of places to the left. Bits on the right are filled with zeroes (0s).
