Sgn
Returns the sign part of a number
result = Sgn( number )
number
Returns the sign part of number.
The required number argument can be any valid numeric expression. If number is an uninitialized variable, zero is returned.
The Sgn unary Operator can be overloaded with user defined types.
The output would look like:
Syntax
Usage
result = Sgn( number )
Parameters
number
the number
Return Value
Returns the sign part of number.
- If number is greater than zero, then SGN returns 1.
- If number is equal to zero, then SGN returns 0.
- If number is less than zero, then SGN returns -1.
Description
The required number argument can be any valid numeric expression. If number is an uninitialized variable, zero is returned.
The Sgn unary Operator can be overloaded with user defined types.
Example
Dim N As Integer
Print Sgn ( -1.87 )
Print Sgn ( 0 )
Print Sgn ( 42.658 )
Print Sgn ( N )
Print Sgn ( -1.87 )
Print Sgn ( 0 )
Print Sgn ( 42.658 )
Print Sgn ( N )
The output would look like:
-1 0 1 0
Dialect Differences
- In the -lang qb dialect, this operator cannot be overloaded.
Differences from QB
- None
See also
