16.20 - SHIFTLEFT - Advanced SQL Engine - Teradata Database

Teradata Vantage™ - SQL Functions, Expressions, and Predicates

Product
Advanced SQL Engine
Teradata Database
Release Number
16.20
Published
March 2019
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2020-03-25
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Purpose

Returns the expression target_arg shifted by the specified number of bits (num_bits_arg) to the left. The bits in the most significant positions are lost, and the bits in the least significant positions are filled with zeros.

Syntax



TD_SYSFNLIB.
Name of the database where the function is located.
target_arg
A numeric or variable byte expression.
num_bits_arg
An integer expression indicating the number of bit positions to shift.