SIGN()

Purpose

Function to determine the sign of a numeric value

Syntax

SIGN(<expN>)

See Also

ABS(), IIF(), INT(), ROUND()

Description

The SIGN() function is used to determine the sign of a numeric value. The SIGN() function will return the following values:

<expN> Value	Return Value
Positive	1
Negative	-1
Zero	0

Example

? sign(9876.78)
         1
? sign(-87.9)
        -1
? sign(0)
         0

Products

Recital, Recital Server