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kotlin-stdlib / kotlin / Long / shl

shl

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infix fun shl(bitCount: Int): Long
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Shifts this value left by the bitCount number of bits.

Note that only the six lowest-order bits of the bitCount are used as the shift distance. The shift distance actually used is therefore always in the range 0..63.

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