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SqlFunctions.Sign Method (Nullable(Decimal))

.NET Framework 4

Other Versions

.NET Framework 4.5

Returns the positive (+1), zero (0), or negative (-1) sign of the specified expression.

Namespace: System.Data.Objects.SqlClient
Assembly: System.Data.Entity (in System.Data.Entity.dll)

Syntax

C++

[<EdmFunctionAttribute("SqlServer", "SIGN")>]
static member Sign : 
        arg:Nullable<decimal> -> Nullable<decimal>

Parameters

arg: Type: System.Nullable(Decimal)
A numeric expression.

Return Value

Type: System.Nullable(Decimal)
The sign of the input expression.

Remarks

You cannot call this function directly. This function can only appear within a LINQ to Entities query.

This function is translated to a corresponding function in the database. For information about the corresponding SQL Server function, see SIGN (Transact-SQL).

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

SqlFunctions Class

Sign Overload

System.Data.Objects.SqlClient Namespace

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