public class ShiftOps { public static void main(String [] args){ long l = 2; l = l >> 1; System.out.println("l: "+l); l = 2; l = l << 1; System.out.println("l: "+l); l = 2; l = l >>> 1; System.out.println("l: "+l); l = 2L; l = l >> 1; System.out.println("l: "+l); l = 2L; l = l << 1; System.out.println("l: "+l); l = 2L; l = l >>> 1; System.out.println("l: "+l); } }