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Re: Java left shift and right shift operators.

From	Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject	Re: Java left shift and right shift operators.
Date	2011-04-26 07:34 -0400
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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On 4/26/2011 5:04 AM, Sanny wrote:
>> Is there any way to avoid the if condition and do right shift and left
>> shift using operators depending on shiftby is +ve or -ve?
>
> I used below technique but it gives error.
>
> divider=Math.pow(2,shiftby);
> then
> output = (long) N / divider;

     Let me get this straight: You're worried about the inefficiency
of an `if' that chooses between a left or a right shift, so you plan
to eliminate the `if' by evaluating an exponential function?

     ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?

-- 
Eric Sosman
esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid

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