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BigInteger.Sign Property

.NET Framework 4

Gets a number that indicates the sign (negative, positive, or zero) of the current BigInteger object.

Namespace:  System.Numerics
Assembly:  System.Numerics (in System.Numerics.dll)
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public int Sign { get; }

Property Value

Type: System.Int32
A number that indicates the sign of the BigInteger object, as shown in the following table.

Number

Description

-1

The value of this object is negative.

0

The value of this object is 0 (zero).

1

The value of this object is positive.

The Sign property is equivalent to the Math.Sign method for the primitive numeric types.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4

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.
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Sample Using PowerShell 
<#
.SYNOPSIS
    This script displays dynamic properties of a BigInteger 
.DESCRIPTION
    This script demonstrates the properties on an instance of BigInteger
.NOTES
    File Name  : Get-BigIntegerProperties.ps1
    Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk
    Requires   : PowerShell Version 2.0
                 .NET Framework 4    
.LINK
    This script posted to:
        http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com
    MSDN Sample posted at:
        http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.numerics.biginteger_properties.aspx
.EXAMPLE
    PSH [c:\foo]: .\Get-BigIntegerProperties.ps1
    Big Integer from 4096:

    IsPowerOfTwo : True
    IsZero       : False
    IsOne        : False
    IsEven       : True
    Sign         : 1
#>

# Add the .NET Version 4 System.Numerics.Dll
Add-Type -Path "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\System.Numerics.dll"

# Create a big integer then display it's key properties
$BigInt = New-object System.Numerics.BigInteger 4096
"Big Integer from 4096:"
$BigIntFromDouble | fl *
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