I2C Communication Error: expected primary-expression before ')' token

So this code is orginally from here: Arduino reading LIS331 - SparkFun Electronics Forum

Its purpose is to communicate with an accelerometer using the I2C setup. And I have NO clue how to do that. The code in the link was written for the Arduino UNO. I modified it for the Arduino Mega 2650. However at line:

int xVal = xL | (xH << );

I get the failure:

error: expected primary-expression before ')' token

Here is the modified code... suggestions?

// 3-axis Accelerometer
// Sparkfun Electronics Triple Axis Accelerometer Breakout - LIS331
// Arduino Mega

/* Wiring:
    UNO LIS331

    3.3V VCC
    GND GND
    51 CS 
    20 SDA/SDI
    50 SA0/SDO
    21 SCL/SPC
    */

#include <SPI.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>

#define SS 51 // Serial Select -> CS on LIS331
#define MOSI 20 // MasterOutSlaveIn -> SDI
#define MISO 50 // MasterInSlaveOut -> SDO
#define SCK 21 // Serial Clock -> SPC on LIS331

#define SCALE 0.0007324; // approximate scale factor for full range (+/-24g)
// scale factor: +/-24g = 48G range. 2^16 bits. 48/65536 = 0.0007324

// global acceleration values
double xAcc, yAcc, zAcc;

void setup()
{
  Serial.begin(9600);

  // Configure SPI
  SPI_SETUP();

  // Configure accelerometer
  Accelerometer_Setup();
}


void loop()
{
  readVal(); // get acc values and put into global variables

  Serial.print(xAcc, 1);
  Serial.print(",");
  Serial.print(yAcc, 1);
  Serial.print(",");
  Serial.println(zAcc, 1);

  delay(10);
}

// Read the accelerometer data and put values into global variables
void readVal()
{
  byte xAddressByteL = 0x28; // Low Byte of X value (the first data register)
  byte readBit = B10000000; // bit 0 (MSB) HIGH means read register
  byte incrementBit = B01000000; // bit 1 HIGH means keep incrementing registers
  // this allows us to keep reading the data registers by pushing an empty byte
  byte dataByte = xAddressByteL | readBit | incrementBit;
  byte b0 = 0x0; // an empty byte, to increment to subsequent registers

  digitalWrite(SS, LOW); // SS must be LOW to communicate
  delay(1);
  SPI.transfer(dataByte); // request a read, starting at X low byte
  byte xL = SPI.transfer(b0); // get the low byte of X data
  byte xH = SPI.transfer(b0); // get the high byte of X data
  byte yL = SPI.transfer(b0); // get the low byte of Y data
  byte yH = SPI.transfer(b0); // get the high byte of Y data
  byte zL = SPI.transfer(b0); // get the low byte of Z data
  byte zH = SPI.transfer(b0); // get the high byte of Z data
  delay(1);
  digitalWrite(SS, HIGH);

  // shift the high byte left 8 bits and merge the high and low
  int xVal = xL | (xH << );
  int yVal = yL | (yH << );
  int zVal = zL | (zH << );

  // scale the values into G's
  xAcc = xVal * SCALE;
  yAcc = yVal * SCALE;
  zAcc = zVal * SCALE;
}

void SPI_SETUP()
{
  pinMode(SS, OUTPUT);

  // wake up the SPI bus
  SPI.begin();

  // This device reads MSB first:
  SPI.setBitOrder(MSBFIRST);

  /*
  SPI.setDataMode()
  Mode    Clock Polarity (CPOL) Clock Phase (CPHA)
  SPI_MODE0    0    0
  SPI_MODE1    0    1
  SPI_MODE2    1    0
  SPI_MODE3    1    1
  */
  SPI.setDataMode(SPI_MODE0);

  /*
  SPI.setClockDivider()
  sets SPI clock to a fraction of the system clock
  Arduino UNO system clock = 16 MHz
  Mode SPI Clock
  SPI_CLOCK_DIV2 8 MHz
  SPI_CLOCK_DIV4 4 MHz
  SPI_CLOCK_DIV8 2 MHz
  SPI_CLOCK_DIV16 1 MHz
  SPI_CLOCK_DIV32 500 Hz
  SPI_CLOCK_DIV64 250 Hz
  SPI_CLOCK_DIV128 125 Hz
  */

  SPI.setClockDivider(SPI_CLOCK_DIV16); // SPI clock 1000Hz
}

void Accelerometer_Setup()
{
  // Set up the accelerometer
  // write to Control register 1: address 20h
  byte addressByte = 0x20;
  /* Bits:
  PM2 PM1 PM0 DR1 DR0 Zen Yen Xen
  PM2PM1PM0: Power mode (001 = Normal Mode)
  DR1DR0: Data rate (00=50Hz, 01=100Hz, 10=400Hz, 11=1000Hz)
  Zen, Yen, Xen: Z enable, Y enable, X enable
  */
  byte ctrlRegByte = 0x37; // 00111111 : normal mode, 1000Hz, xyz enabled

  // Send the data for Control Register 1
  digitalWrite(SS, LOW);
  delay(1);
  SPI.transfer(addressByte);
  SPI.transfer(ctrlRegByte);
  delay(1);
  digitalWrite(SS, HIGH);

  delay(100);

  // write to Control Register 2: address 21h
  addressByte = 0x21;
  // This register configures high pass filter
  ctrlRegByte = 0x00; // High pass filter off

  // Send the data for Control Register 2
  digitalWrite(SS, LOW);
  delay(1);
  SPI.transfer(addressByte);
  SPI.transfer(ctrlRegByte);
  delay(1);
  digitalWrite(SS, HIGH);

  delay(100);

  // Control Register 3 configures Interrupts
  // Since I'm not using Interrupts, I'll leave it alone

  // write to Control Register 4: address 23h
  addressByte = 0x23;
  /* Bits:
  BDU BLE FS1 FS0 STsign 0 ST SIM
  BDU: Block data update (0=continuous update)
  BLE: Big/little endian data (0=accel data LSB at LOW address)
  FS1FS0: Full-scale selection (00 = +/-6G, 01 = +/-12G, 11 = +/-24G)
  STsign: selft-test sign (default 0=plus)
  ST: self-test enable (default 0=disabled)
  SIM: SPI mode selection(default 0=4 wire interface, 1=3 wire interface)
  */
  ctrlRegByte = 0x30; // 00110000 : 24G (full scale)

  // Send the data for Control Register 4
  digitalWrite(SS, LOW);
  delay(1);
  SPI.transfer(addressByte);
  SPI.transfer(ctrlRegByte);
  delay(1);
  digitalWrite(SS, HIGH);
}

rpmaurer:
So this code is orginally from here: Arduino reading LIS331 - SparkFun Electronics Forum

Its purpose is to communicate with an accelerometer using the I2C setup. And I have NO clue how to do that.

Reading the accelerometer's datasheet will give you a clue.

int xVal = xL | (xH << );

<< shifts a value left by a number of bits. How many bits...?