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= Action =

Returns the sign of a float value.

 

 

= Syntax =

var = SGN( x )

 

 

= Remarks =
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A single or double variable that is assigned with the SGNS of variable x.

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The single or double to get the sign of.

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For values <0, -1 will be returned

For 0, 0 will be returned

For values >0, 1 will be returned

 

 

= See Also =

[[INT]] , [[FIX]] , [[ROUND]]

 

 

= Example =

 <source lang="bascomavr">
Dim S As Single , X As Single , Y As Single
X = 2.3 : S = Sgn(x)
Print S
X = -2.3 : S = Sgn(x)
Print S
End
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-<span style="font-size: 10pt;">While the SGN function can return a negative value, it can only do so for integers, longs, singles and doubles.</span>
+While the SGN function can return a negative value, it can only do so for integers, longs, singles and doubles.
 When a byte, word or dword is passed, only 0 or 1 can be returned since these values do not contain a sign bit.

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 <span style="font-family: Arial;">&nbsp;</span>
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+<span style="font-size: 10pt;">While the SGN function can return a negative value, it can only do so for integers, longs, singles and doubles.</span>
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