BigInteger.Sign Property

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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)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property Sign As Integer

public int Sign { get; }

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.

Supported in: 5, 4

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