man signbit () - test sign
NAME
signbit - test sign
SYNOPSIS
#include <math.h>
int signbit(real-floating x);
DESCRIPTION
The signbit() macro shall determine whether the sign of its argument value is negative. NaNs, zeros, and infinities have a sign bit.
RETURN VALUE
The signbit() macro shall return a non-zero value if and only if the sign of its argument value is negative.
ERRORS
No errors are defined.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
None.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
fpclassify() , isfinite() , isinf() , isnan() , isnormal() , the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <math.h>
COPYRIGHT
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .