>>> operator ??

[srikanth reddy]

Please select true statement(s) for shift operators.
1.>>> operator always produces a positive number.
2.>> always produces a positive number for a positive number.
3.>> always produces a negative number for a negative number.
4.None of the above

why 1 is not correct??

[Joseph Clark]

One counterexample:

public static void main(String [] fred){
         System.out.print((-7)>>>0);
      }

[marc weber]

The unsigned right shift operator ( >>> ) does not always produce a positive number. For example, if shifting by some multiple of the number of bits the type can hold, the result will be the left operand.

For example, -5 >>> 32 results in -5.
[ November 03, 2005: Message edited by: marc weber ]

[Bert Bates]

remember everyone - this is a 1.4 topic but it's NOT on the tiger exam!

[srikanth reddy]

thanks michael and mark....