method

sign

v1_9_3_392 - Show latest stable - 0 notes - Class: BigDecimal

sign() public

Returns the sign of the value.

Returns a positive value if > 0, a negative value if < 0, and a zero if == 0.

The specific value returned indicates the type and sign of the BigDecimal, as follows:

BigDecimal::SIGN_NaN	value is Not a Number
BigDecimal::SIGN_POSITIVE_ZERO	value is +0
BigDecimal::SIGN_NEGATIVE_ZERO	value is -0
BigDecimal::SIGN_POSITIVE_INFINITE	value is +infinity
BigDecimal::SIGN_NEGATIVE_INFINITE	value is -infinity
BigDecimal::SIGN_POSITIVE_FINITE	value is positive
BigDecimal::SIGN_NEGATIVE_FINITE	value is negative

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static VALUE
BigDecimal_sign(VALUE self)
{ /* sign */
    int s = GetVpValue(self,1)->sign;
    return INT2FIX(s);
}