sign

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Availability

This routine is available starting with SIL Engine™ 2.5.

Syntax

sign(number)

Determines the sign of a number (signum). Returns 1 if the number is positive, zero (0) if the number is 0, and -1 if the number is negative.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
number	Number	Yes	Any real number.

number

number a = sign(3);
print("a= " + a);
number b = sign(-4);
print("b= " + b);
number c = sign(3-3);
print("b= " + c);

Prints:

a= 1;

b= -1;

c= 0;