bin:shift

Shift the bits of a binary value left or right.

shift($value as (xs:hexBinary | xs:base64Binary)?, $by as xs:integer) ➔ xs:base64Binary?

Arguments

 

$value

(xs:hexBinary | xs:base64Binary)?

Input binary data

 

$by

xs:integer

The number of bit positions to shift left or right

Result

xs:base64Binary?

Namespace

http://expath.org/ns/binary

Links to specifications

EXPath Binary Module 1.0

EXPath Binary Module 4.0

Saxon availability

Available in XPath 2.0 and later versions. Implemented since Saxon 9.6. Requires Saxon-PE or Saxon-EE. Available for all platforms.