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negatives in C++ 2005-12-15 20:27:27 Reply

do negative numbers in C++ count as true or false?

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Response to negatives in C++ 2005-12-15 20:31:18 Reply

Generally anything other than 0 is false. That's why loops like while(1) work.

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Response to negatives in C++ 2005-12-15 20:32:58 Reply

In C++ any non-zero number [including negatives] evaluates to true.

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Response to negatives in C++ 2005-12-15 20:39:07 Reply

thanks you guys

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Response to negatives in C++ 2005-12-15 23:16:13 Reply

Now do you want the bit representation of a negative number in C++?

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Response to negatives in C++ 2005-12-17 21:46:51 Reply
At 12/15/05 11:16 PM, Ravens_Grin wrote: Now do you want the bit representation of a negative number in C++?

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