BITRSHIFT functionThe BITRSHIFT function shifts the bits of the input a certain number of places to the right. Bits on the left are filled with zeroes.
Parts of a BITRSHIFT function
BITRSHIFT(value, shift_amount)
Part
Description
Notes
value
The number to be shifted.
The given value must be a non-negative number.
shift_amount
The number of places to shift the given value.
The given number must be a number from -52 to 53.
Entering a negative value is effectively a BITLSHIFT function.
Sample formulas
BITRSHIFT(18, 2)
BITRSHIFT(A2, 4)
Notes
Values don’t necessarily have to be numbers. Instead, they may be coerced. For example, a string value of “3” can be coerced to be simply 3, and a Boolean value of TRUE can be coerced to 1.
Examples
In the following example, we use BITRSHIFT with values inlined into the function. The value 8 (represented as 1000 in base 2) has its bits shifted right by the shift amount of 2, resulting in 2 (represented as 10 in base 2):
A
B
1
Formula
Result
2
=BITRSHIFT(8, 2)
2
In the next example, a value of 8 being shifted by 2 results in a BITRSHIFT of 2. However, this time we use cell references to use as our values:
A
B
C
1
Formula
Result
Reference cells
2
=BITRSHIFT(C2, C3)
2
8
3
2
Related function
BITLSHIFT: The BITLSHIFT function shifts the bits of the input a certain number of places to the left. Bits on the right are filled with zeroes (0s).