Isign()

Description

FUNCTION: isign(integer)

Returns -1, 0, or 1 depending on whether integer is negative, zero, or positive, respectively.

Related Topics: abs(), iabs(), sign().

Examples

> say isign(-4)

You say "-1"

> say isign(4)

You say "1"

> say isign(0)

You say "0"

> say isign(-1)

You say "-1"

(--Soylent 00:26, 3 December 2005 (EST))