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Equivalent of Java triple shift operators (>>> and <<<) in C#?

Java has operator >>> and <<< which are a bit different then >> and << – can anyone give me its equivalent in C# ?

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The simplest (or at least most logical) equivalent is effectively an unchecked cast to the equivalent unsigned type, followed by a normal shift and then potentially a cast back again:

// To perform int result = x >>> 5;
int x = -10;

uint u = unchecked ((uint) x);
u = u >> 5;

int result = unchecked ((int) u);

(The unchecked part is only relevant if you’re otherwise in a checked context, of course.)

In my experience, times where you normally want to use >>> in Java, you’d just use unsigned types to start with in C#.