Right shift assignment (>>=)
The right shift assignment operator (>>=) moves the specified amount
of bits to the right and assigns the result to the variable.
Syntax
x >>= y // x = x >> y
Examples
Using right shift assignment
let a = 5; // (00000000000000000000000000000101)
a >>= 2; // 1 (00000000000000000000000000000001)
let b = -5; // (-00000000000000000000000000000101)
b >>= 2; // -2 (-00000000000000000000000000000010)
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| ECMAScript Language Specification (ECMAScript) # sec-assignment-operators |
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