Bitwise right shift operators in Java

C/C++ supports only one right shift operator ">>" which is a positive or unsigned integers

In java we have two operator

1)Right shift Signed operator(>>)

 In Java, the operator ‘>>’ is signed right shift operator. All integers are signed in Java, and it is fine to use >> for negative numbers. The operator ‘>>’ uses the sign bit (left most bit) to fill the trailing positions after shift. If the number is negative, then 1 is used as a filler and if the number is positive, then 0 is used as a filler. For example, if binary representation of number is 10….100, then right shifting it by 2 using >> will make it 11…….1.
See following Java programs as example ‘>>’

class Test {     public static void main(String args[])  {        int x = -4;        System.out.println(x>>1);          int y = 4;        System.out.println(y>>1);       }    }

Output:
-2
2



2)Unsigned right shift(>>>)
In Java, the operator ‘>>>’ is unsigned right shift operator. It always fills 0 irrespective of the sign of the number.

class Test {
    public static void main(String args[])  {
       // x is stored using 32 bit 2's complement form.
       // Binary representation of -1 is all 1s (111..1)    
       int x = -1;
       System.out.println(x>>>29);  // The value of 'x>>>29' is 00...0111
       System.out.println(x>>>30);  // The value of 'x>>>30' is 00...0011
       System.out.println(x>>>31);  // The value of 'x>>>31' is 00...0001
   }
}

Output:
7
3
1