Re: integer abs() overflow
Jonathan Lee wrote:
Use std::abs.
--
Pete
It exhibits the same problem (see below).
No, the code that uses it exhibits the same problem. <g>
It seems
that std::abs returns a signed value, not unsigned.
Yes, that's what it's required to do.
I'm using a 32-bit Intel CPU with G++ 4.3.2
--Jonathan
// Example ----------------------------------------
#include <cstdlib>
#include <iostream>
#include <limits>
using ::std::cout;
using ::std::endl;
int main() {
int x = std::numeric_limits<int>::min();
cout << std::abs(x) << endl;
cout << std::abs(x + 1) << endl;
}
// Output ----------------------------------------
-2147483648
2147483647
If the returned value is negative then the result wasn't representable
as a non-negative value. The point, though, is that this is managed for
you by the standard library, so you don't have to deal with the details
of your particular implementation's representation.
--
Pete
Roundhouse Consulting, Ltd. (www.versatilecoding.com) Author of
"The Standard C++ Library Extensions: a Tutorial and Reference"
(www.petebecker.com/tr1book)
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