_lrotl()

rotate an unsigned long integer to the left

Synopsis:

#include <stdlib.h>
unsigned long _lrotl( unsigned long value,
                      unsigned int shift );

Description:

The _lrotl() function rotates the unsigned long integer, determined by value, to the left by the number of bits specified in shift.

Returns:

The rotated value.

Examples:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

unsigned long mask = 0x12345678;

void main()
  {
    mask = _lrotl( mask, 4 );
    printf( "%08lX\n", mask );
  }

produces the output:

23456781

Classification:

WATCOM

Safety:
Interrupt handler	Yes
Signal handler	Yes
Thread	Yes

See also:

_lrotr(), _rotl(), _rotr()