SGN function

Purpose: SGN returns the sign of a number.


 Syntax:

 RetVal% = SGN(Number)

 Parameters:

  • RetVal% Integer indicating sign of Number. -1 indicates a negative number, 0 indicates zero and 1 indicates positive number.
  • Number Number from which sign is to be retrieved.

Example:


 RetVal% = SGN(-123.456)

Result:

RetVal% will equal -1