CSIGN

• Source: https://www.freebasic.net/wiki/wikka.php?wakka=KeyPgCsign
• Last revised: 2016-03-12

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Converts an expression to signed

Syntax

` Csign ( expression )

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Usage

` variable = Csign ( expression )

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Description

Converts an unsigned expression to a signed one, useful to force signed behavior of division or multiplication (including with Shl and Shr).

This is the opposite of Cunsg.

Examples

start GeSHi

Dim value As UShort = 65535
Print CSign(value)  '' will print -1

end GeSHi

Dialect Differences

• Not available in the -lang qb dialect unless referenced with the alias __Csign.

Differences from QB

• New to FreeBASIC

See also

• Cunsg

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