ok, i get it now. so like for n bit representation, we can use only (n-1)
bits for values nd 1 is fr sign.
is everything in c stored in binary?


Shashank Jain
IIIrd year
Computer Engineering
Delhi College of Engineering



On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 8:19 PM, Yasir <yasir....@gmail.com> wrote:

> @Shashank, You didn't get it properly.
> If leftmost bit *0*, then it is a *+ve* number.
> If it's *1* then it's a *-ve* number.
>
> Let's take above example with 16 bit:
> a=6
> binary: 0000 0000 0000 0110  (note that leftmost bit is 0, so it's +ve
> number)
> ~a= 1111 1111 1111 1001 (now leftmost bit is 1, so compiler will treat
> it as -ve number.)
>
> To obtain its *-ve decimal value* you need to calculate it's 2's
> complement. (note that the value obtained with 2's comlement would be -
> ve).
>
>
> Also you can cross verify  that ~a represented above is -7.
> Simple math  -7 +7 =0;
>
> 1111 1111 1111 1001
> 0000 0000 0000 0111
> ------------------------------
> 00000000000000000
>
>
> Kindly, check out following link for more details on 2's complement:
>
> http://academic.evergreen.edu/projects/biophysics/technotes/program/2s_comp.htm
>
> Thanks,
> Yasir
>
>
> On Aug 7, 6:01 pm, Shashank Jain <shashan...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > nd moreover after 2's complement its 0000 0111 which is 7 nd not -7. so
> how?
> > Shashank Jain
> > IIIrd year
> > Computer Engineering
> > Delhi College of Engineering
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 6:25 PM, Shashank Jain <shashan...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > so tell me fr any bit representation, 1st bit is for sign only na?
> >
> > > Shashank Jain
> > > IIIrd year
> > > Computer Engineering
> > > Delhi College of Engineering
> >
> > > On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 6:03 PM, Yasir <yasir....@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > >> 8 bit was taken just for example. It can be 16/32 bit but that won't
> > >> make any difference on leading 0's or 1's.
> >
> > >> On Aug 7, 5:28 pm, Shashank Jain <shashan...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> > y r we taking 8 bit numbers, i mean dat way we cant go beyond -127
> to
> > >> 127?
> >
> > >> > Shashank Jain
> > >> > IIIrd year
> > >> > Computer Engineering
> > >> > Delhi College of Engineering
> >
> > >> > On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 5:39 PM, Yasir <yasir....@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> > > let say a=6;  binary=  0000 0110
> > >> > > b = ~a =  1111 1001
> > >> > > Now when you print value of ~a or b, it is calculating 2's
> complement.
> > >> > > 1's complement: 0000 0110
> > >> > > 2's complement: 0000 0111  (value = -7)
> >
> > >> > > Pls check signed bit representation for details.
> >
> > >> > > On Aug 7, 4:40 pm, Shashank Jain <shashan...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> > > > bitwise complement operator (~), complements d digits of d input
> bt
> > >> when
> > >> > > i
> > >> > > > use it :
> >
> > >> > > > int a,b;
> > >> > > > b=~a;
> >
> > >> > > > output: its giving o/p such that b= -a-1;
> >
> > >> > > > why is dat so?
> >
> > >> > > > Shashank Jain
> > >> > > > IIIrd year
> > >> > > > Computer Engineering
> > >> > > > Delhi College of Engineering
> >
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