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Sgn
Determines the sign of a number. Returns 1 if number is positive; 0 if number is 0; and
-1 if number is negative.
See also Abs.
Syntax
Sgn( number )
number
Any number.
Examples
<!--- This example shows the use of Sgn --->
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Sgn Example</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<H3>Sgn Example</H3>
<P>Sgn determines the sign of a number.
1 if number is positive; 0 if number is 0; and -1 if
number is negative.
<P>Sgn(14): <CFOUTPUT>#Sgn(14)#</CFOUTPUT>
<P>Sgn(21-21): <CFOUTPUT>#Sgn(21-21)#</CFOUTPUT>
<P>Sgn(-0.007): <CFOUTPUT>#Sgn(-0.007)#</CFOUTPUT>
</BODY>
</HTML>
CFML Language Reference
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