Difference between revisions of "Operator Reference"
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→Note: Ceased referring to 0x80000001 as a "large negative integer", because it is, in fact, almost the smallest negative value that can be stored in a 32-bit two's-complement integer.
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=== Note === | === Note === | ||
In the past, there was concern about the correctness of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modulo_operation modulo] (<code>%</code>) operator when applied to | In the past, there was concern about the correctness of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modulo_operation modulo] (<code>%</code>) operator when applied to negative integers such as 0x80000001 (-2,147,483,647). Those concerns were unfounded. | ||
''The modulo operator produces correct results in all cases'', but it must be understood that the result will have the sign of the dividend in Papyrus (as in Java and many other languages), therefore <code>3 % 2 == 1</code> and <code>-3 % 2 == -1</code>. | ''The modulo operator produces correct results in all cases'', but it must be understood that the result will have the sign of the dividend in Papyrus (as in Java and many other languages), therefore <code>3 % 2 == 1</code> and <code>-3 % 2 == -1</code>. | ||