How to Shift?

[achayya matta]

can anyone explain me how to answere the following question?
I am a bit confused in shifting when hexadecimal literals are involved
plz help me guys.

class EBH019 {
public static void main (String args[]) {
int i1 = 0xffffffff, i2 = i1 << 1;
int i3 = i1 >> 1, i4 = i1 >>> 1;
System.out.print(Integer.toHexString(i2) + ",");
System.out.print(Integer.toHexString(i3) + ",");
System.out.print(Integer.toHexString(i4));
}}

i didnt understand how the shifting is taking place!

thanks in advance

[Chandrakanth]

class EBH019 {
public static void main (String args[]) {
int i1 = 0xffffffff, i2 = i1 << 1;
int i3 = i1 >> 1, i4 = i1 >>> 1;
System.out.print(Integer.toHexString(i2) + ",");
System.out.print(Integer.toHexString(i3) + ",");
System.out.print(Integer.toHexString(i4));
}}

>> will append the sign bit from left
<< will insert zero from right

>>> will insert 0 from left

f f f f f f f f
i1 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 -1

i1 << 1
f f f f f f f e
i2 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1110 -2

i1>>1
i3 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 -1
f f f f f f f f

i1>>>1 (will add zero from the left)
i4 0111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 very large value
7 f f f f f f f