Bit shift left

Shifts the bits in each byte towards the left by the specified amount. Bit shift left lives in the Arithmetic category of the fx menu.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
Input	string	yes	—	Value to transform. Previous step output or a literal.
Amount	number	no	1	Numeric value. Default 1.

Input is the primary value (previous step output or a literal).

Returned value

Type	Description
string	Result of the Bit shift left transformation.

Limitations

• This operation treats Input as raw bytes (binary-capable). Non-text payloads may display differently after decoding.

Example

Run Bit shift left

Shifts the bits in each byte towards the left by the specified amount. Adjust optional parameters when the defaults do not match your payload.

1. Set Input to the value to transform (previous step output or a literal).

2. Review Amount and keep defaults unless your format requires otherwise.

3. Confirm Output value shows the transformed result.