Used them for bitmap sets and getting low/high order bytes from a integer.

--- "Hansen, Knud" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> During the discussion about 'Getting digits from an integer' there was a
> reference to the binary shift operator >>.  In my 15 years of programming I
> have never once used the shift operator.  I am sure it must be used for
> something, but I can not think of anything useful.  Anybody out there every
> use it?  If so, what for?
> Thanks
> Knud Hansen 
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