# GrapeCity.Enterprise.Data.Expressions.Evaluation.Variant.op_LeftShift

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_Enterprise_Data_Expressions_Evaluation_Variant_op_LeftShift_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Enterprise.Data.Expressions.Evaluation.Variant.op_LeftShift*">operator &lt;&lt; Operator
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<h4 id="GrapeCity_Enterprise_Data_Expressions_Evaluation_Variant_op_LeftShift_GrapeCity_Enterprise_Data_Expressions_Evaluation_Variant_System_Int32_" data-uid="GrapeCity.Enterprise.Data.Expressions.Evaluation.Variant.op_LeftShift(GrapeCity.Enterprise.Data.Expressions.Evaluation.Variant,System.Int32)">operator &lt;&lt;(Variant, int)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>Bitwise shift to the left.</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public static Variant operator &lt;&lt;(Variant a, int shift)</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.Enterprise.Data.Expressions.Evaluation.Variant.html">Variant</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">a</span></td>
      <td><p>The variant to be shifted.</p>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">shift</span></td>
      <td><p>The shift value.</p>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><p>The result of bitwise shifting or Error if argument cannot be converted to the numeric type.</p>
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