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Why does -54 does not become positive after right shift?

April 26, 2017positive right shift

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Why does -54 does not become positive after right shift?

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>> is a signed shift, that means the sign bit will stay there after right shift. In other words, fill all the spaces produced by the shift by the original sign.On the opposite, >>> is an unsigned shift; zero will fill all the spaces no matter what is the original sign.