El 25/09/13 02:42, Benoît Minisini escribió: > Le 25/09/2013 01:23, Jesus a écrit : >> I've been racking my brain with a simple problem and I've discovered >> something weird with "Mod" operator, returning wrong results. >> >> For example, -3 Mod 800 gives -3, and it should be 797. >> >> It's only me or someone else has wrong results? >> > > See > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modulo_operation#Common_pitfalls > > -3 Mod 800 = -(3 Mod 800) > > This is not the mathematical modulus operator. >
What is it, then? In Python, Modulus operator is % and gives the correct results. Also the calculator program has a Mod function which gives the expected result. Anyway I've made a function that mimics the Python modulus, so not a big problem. Thanks -- Jesus Guardon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60133471&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Gambas-user mailing list Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user
