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SIGNBIT(3) Linux Programmer's Manual SIGNBIT(3)
NAME
signbit - test sign of a real floating-point number
SYNOPSIS
#include <math.h>
int signbit(x);
Link with -lm.
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
signbit():
_ISOC99_SOURCE || _POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 200112L
DESCRIPTION
signbit() is a generic macro which can work on all real floating-point types. It returns a nonzero value if the value of x has its sign bit set.
This is not the same as x < 0.0, because IEEE 754 floating point allows zero to be signed. The comparison -0.0 < 0.0 is false, but signbit(-0.0) will return a
nonzero value.
NaNs and infinities have a sign bit.
RETURN VALUE
The signbit() macro returns nonzero if the sign of x is negative; otherwise it returns zero.
ERRORS
No errors occur.
ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
│Interface │ Attribute │ Value │
├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
│signbit() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
CONFORMING TO
POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, C99. This function is defined in IEC 559 (and the appendix with recommended functions in IEEE 754/IEEE 854).
SEE ALSO
copysign(3)
GNU 2021-03-22 SIGNBIT(3)