How do shift operators work in Java? [duplicate]

System.out.println(Integer.toBinaryString(2 << 11)); 

Shifts binary 2(10) by 11 times to the left. Hence: 1000000000000

System.out.println(Integer.toBinaryString(2 << 22)); 

Shifts binary 2(10) by 22 times to the left. Hence : 100000000000000000000000

System.out.println(Integer.toBinaryString(2 << 33)); 

Now, int is of 4 bytes,hence 32 bits. So when you do shift by 33, it’s equivalent to shift by 1. Hence : 100

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