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ee.Number.leftShift
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Calculates the left shift of v1 by v2 bits.
| Usage | Returns | Number.leftShift(right) | Number |
| Argument | Type | Details | this: left | Number | The left-hand value. |
right | Number | The right-hand value. |
Examples
Code Editor (JavaScript)
/**
* Unsigned 8-bit type example.
*
* 20 as binary: 00010100
* Left shift 2: 01010000
*
* 01010000 is binary for 80.
*/
print(ee.Number(20).leftShift(2)); // 80
Python setup
See the
Python Environment page for information on the Python API and using
geemap for interactive development.
import ee
import geemap.core as geemap
Colab (Python)
"""Unsigned 8-bit type example.
20 as binary: 00010100
Left shift 2: 01010000
01010000 is binary for 80.
"""
print(ee.Number(20).leftShift(2).getInfo()) # 80
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Last updated 2023-10-06 UTC.
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