SIGN
Created: August 02, 2022 | Updated: August 02, 2022
| Applies to version: 4
This document is no longer available beyond version 4. Information can now be found here: SIGN for version 5
Parent page: System Query Functions - Arithmetic Functions
Summary
Returns sign value of the supplied parameter. That is, it returns an integral number, whose value depends upon the nature of the parameter's numeric value:
- If that numeric value is positive, the number returned is 1.
- If that numeric value is negative, the number returned is -1.
- If that numeric value is exactly zero, the number returned is 0.
Syntax
SIGN(X : Number / Numeric_String) : Number
Example Usage
SIGN(5.33)
Returns 1.
SIGN(-5.33)
Returns -1.
SIGN(0)
Returns 0.