What is bitwise right shift operator ?

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

The right 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;