shiftright
function
Applies to: Databricks SQL Databricks Runtime
Returns a bitwise signed right shifted by n
bits.
Syntax
shiftright(expr, n)
Arguments
expr
: AnINTEGER
orBIGINT
expression.n
: AnINTEGER
expression specifying the number of bits to shift.
Returns
The result type matches expr
.
When expr
is negative (that is, the highest order bit is set) the result remains negative because the highest order bit is sticky.
When n
is negative the result is 0.
Examples
> SELECT shiftright(4, 1);
2
> SELECT shiftright(-4, 1);
-2
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