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Available in: DSQL, PSQL
Added in: 2.1
Description: Returns the first argument bitwise right-shifted by the second argument, i.e.
a
>> b
or
a
/2^b
.
Result type: BIGINT
Syntax:
BIN_SHR (number
,shift
)
The operation performed is an arithmetic right shift (SAR), meaning that the sign of the first operand is always preserved.
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