The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6
IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition
Copyright © 2001-2003 The IEEE and The Open Group, All Rights reserved.
NAME
signbit - test sign
SYNOPSIS
#include <math.h>
int signbit(real-floating x);
DESCRIPTION
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The functionality described on this reference page is aligned with the ISO C standard. Any conflict between the
requirements described here and the ISO C standard is unintentional. This volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 defers to
the ISO C standard.
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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>
CHANGE HISTORY
First released in Issue 6. Derived from the ISO/IEC 9899:1999 standard.
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