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<<(+Number1, +Number2, -Result)
Shifts Number1 left by Number2 bits and unifies the
resulting value with Result.
- Number1
- Integer.
- Number2
- Integer.
- Result
- A variable or integer.
Description
This predicate is used by the ECLiPSe compiler to expand evaluable
arithmetic expressions. So the call to <<(Number1, Number2, Result) is
equivalent to
Result is Number1 << Number2
which should be preferred for portability.
The shift behaves as if operating on an unlimited length two's complement
representation. Shifting by a negative amount is the same as shifting by
the same positive amount in the other direction.
In coroutining mode, if Number1 or Number2 are uninstantiated, the call
to <</3 is delayed until these variables are instantiated.
Modes and Determinism
Exceptions
- (4) instantiation fault
- Number1 or Number2 is not instantiated (non-coroutining mode only).
- (5) type error
- Result is a number but not an integer.
- (5) type error
- Number1 or Number2 is a number but not an integer.
- (24) number expected
- Number1 or Number2 is not of a numeric type.
- (24) number expected
- Result is neither a number nor a variable.
Examples
Success:
<<(1, 3, 8).
Fail:
<<(1, 2, 3).
Error:
<<(A, 2, 6). (Error 4).
<<(6, 2.0, 24.0). (Error 5).
<<(4 + 2, 2, 24). (Error 24).
<<(5, 2, r). (Error 24).
See Also
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