Microsoft Specific
Rotate the input values to the right to the least significant bit (LSB) by a specified number of bit positions.
unsigned char _rotr8( 
   unsigned char value, 
   unsigned char shift 
);
unsigned short _rotr16( 
   unsigned short value, 
   unsigned char shift 
);
Parameters
- [in] value 
 The value to rotate.
- [in] shift 
 The number of bits to rotate.
Return Value
The rotated value.
Requirements
| Intrinsic | Architecture | 
|---|---|
| _rotr8 | x86, IPF, x64 | 
| _rotr16 | x86, IPF, x64 | 
Header file <intrin.h>
Remarks
Unlike a right-shift operation, when executing a right rotation, the low order bits that fall off the low end are moved into the high order bit positions.
Example
// rotr.cpp
#include <stdio.h>
#include <intrin.h>
#pragma intrinsic(_rotr8, _rotr16)
int main()
{
    unsigned char c = 'A', c1, c2;
    for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++)
    {
       printf_s("Rotating 0x%x right by %d bits gives 0x%x\n", c,
                i, _rotr8(c, i));
    }
    unsigned short s = 0x12;
    int nBit = 10;
    printf_s("Rotating unsigned short 0x%x right by %d bits "
             "gives 0x%x\n",
            s, nBit, _rotr16(s, nBit));
}
Rotating 0x41 right by 0 bits gives 0x41 Rotating 0x41 right by 1 bits gives 0xa0 Rotating 0x41 right by 2 bits gives 0x50 Rotating 0x41 right by 3 bits gives 0x28 Rotating 0x41 right by 4 bits gives 0x14 Rotating 0x41 right by 5 bits gives 0xa Rotating 0x41 right by 6 bits gives 0x5 Rotating 0x41 right by 7 bits gives 0x82 Rotating unsigned short 0x12 right by 10 bits gives 0x480