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ee.Number.rightShift
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Calculates the signed right shift of v1 by v2 bits.
| Usage | Returns | Number.rightShift(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
* Right shift 2: 00000101
*
* 00000101 is binary for 5.
*/
print(ee.Number(20).rightShift(2)); // 5
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
Right shift 2: 00000101
00000101 is binary for 5.
"""
print(ee.Number(20).rightShift(2).getInfo()) # 5
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Last updated 2023-10-06 UTC.
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