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**BSHIFT(**//value//,//count//**)**

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| **BSHIFT** | Performs the bit shift operation. |
| //value// | A numeric constant, variable, or expression. The //value// is converted to a LONG data type prior to the operation, if necessary. |
| //count// | A numeric constant, variable, or expression for the number of bit positions to be shifted. If //count// is positive, //value// is shifted left. If //count// is negative, //value// is shifted right. |

The **BSHIFT** procedure shifts a bit //value// by a bit //count//. The bit value may be shifted left (toward the high order), or right (toward the low order). Zero bits are supplied to fill vacated bit positions when shifting.

| **Return Data Type:** | LONG |

**Example:**

** !BSHIFT(0110b,1)   returns 1100b**

** !BSHIFT(0110b,-1)  returns 0011b**

**Varswitch = ****BSHIFT****(20,3)         !Multiply by eight**

**Varswitch = ****BSHIFT****(Varswitch,-2) !Divide by four**

**See Also:**

[[band  return bitwise and .htm|BAND]]

[[bor  return bitwise or .htm|BOR]]

[[bxor  return bitwise exclusive or .htm|BXOR]]