6.83 LargeNegativeInteger

Defined in namespace Smalltalk

Category: Language-Data types

Just like my brother LargePositiveInteger, I provide a few methods that allow LargeInteger to determine the sign of a large integer in a fast way during its calculations. For example, I know that I am smaller than any LargePositiveInteger

6.83.1 LargeNegativeInteger: converting		(instance)
6.83.2 LargeNegativeInteger: numeric testing		(instance)
6.83.3 LargeNegativeInteger: reverting to LargePositiveInteger		(instance)

6.83.1 LargeNegativeInteger: converting

asFloat

Answer the receiver converted to a Float

6.83.2 LargeNegativeInteger: numeric testing

abs

Answer the receiver's absolute value.

negative

Answer whether the receiver is < 0

positive

Answer whether the receiver is >= 0

sign

Answer the receiver's sign

strictlyPositive

Answer whether the receiver is > 0

6.83.3 LargeNegativeInteger: reverting to LargePositiveInteger

+ aNumber

Sum the receiver and aNumber, answer the result

- aNumber

Sum the receiver and aNumber, answer the result

gcd: anInteger

Return the greatest common divisor between the receiver and anInteger

highBit

Answer the receiver's highest bit's index