What does << mean and <<= mean and why are they any different to <, <= Thanks Steve

<< is the bitwise left shift operator whereas < is the less than operator.

You use << to shift the bits of a variable to the left. (there is also the >> operator which right shifts the bits)

eg if you had the binary number 000010 (2) and did this:

000010 << 2 you would get 001000 (8), in effect multiplying the number by 2^2 (4)

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No sense being pessimistic. It wouldn''''t work anyway.

THANKS ALOT FOR THE HELP GAV, IT CLEARED THINGS UP