What is bitwise left shift operator ?

The bitwise left shift (<<) operator is used to shift (move) bits to the left side. The bitwise left shift operator is represented by ‘<<’ symbol. It shift the n bits of operand to the left side.

The left most n bits will be lost. The left most n position will be filled by 0 (zero). The value of n may not be negative or it may not exceeds the number of bits used to represent left operand.

Sy:

variable = operand << number;

Ex:

     z = z << 3;