Double Greater Than Sign (>>) in Java?

Question

What does the >> sign mean in Java? I had never seen it used before but came across it today. I tried searching for it on Google, but didn\'t find anythin

Answer 1

It shifts the bits...

heres some info on java operators

For example

101  = 5
Shifting out the right "1"
10 = 2
Shifting the other way...
1010 = 10