[Dev-C++] Shift operators portability

[David M. <ci...@ya...>]

Hi there.
 
Are the shift operators ( << and >> ) portable?
i.e.
Does x << 1 have the same effect as multiplying by 2 ?
and
Does x >> 1 have the same effect as dividing by 2?
On both big and little endian order machines?
 
also is there any wraparound?
i.e. in a shift the bits that are pushed out of the data structure placed at the back-end of the data structure (on the other side of where they were pushed out)?
 
Thanks in Advance
David McKen


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