Question:
I have a problem with the use of the character '>>' I would like to know what function it actually fulfills, which is what it does considering something like:
System.out.println(5>>1); the result is 2 but why? I understand that it is also called the Bit operator but it really compares the bits of these numbers and determines what?
Answer:
To find out why, you have to pass the number 5 to binary: 00000101
The operator >> shifts X bits to the right depending on the number after the operator, in your case 1 bit , therefore 00000101 -> 00000010 which is 2