Attention

IronPLC can only run very simple programs. The steps described are accurate but many language features are not yet supported.

ROL

Rotates a bit string left by a specified number of positions.

IEC 61131-3

Section 2.5.1.5.6

Support

Not yet supported

Signatures

#

Input (IN)

Input (N)

Return Type

Support

1

BYTE

INT

BYTE

Not yet supported

2

WORD

INT

WORD

Not yet supported

3

DWORD

INT

DWORD

Not yet supported

4

LWORD

INT

LWORD

Not yet supported

Description

Rotates the bit string IN left by N positions. Bits shifted out of the leftmost position wrap around to the rightmost position. No bits are lost.

Example

result := ROL(BYTE#2#1000_0001, 1);   (* result = 2#0000_0011 *)
result := ROL(WORD#16#F000, 4);        (* result = 16#000F *)

See Also

  • ROR — rotate right

  • SHL — shift left

  • SHR — shift right