I might try going back to infant school lol.. 1+1=2 1-(-1)=2 -1-(-1) = 0
J. -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Peter Bochan Verzonden: maandag 22 maart 2004 13:47 Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Onderwerp: <lingo-l> (-1) or-(- 1)? Hello, In the Message Window: x = -1 y = 1 put x,y -- -1 1 put -x -- 1 -- if I'm right, when two minuses collide, do they produce a plus? put -y -- -1 put -(-x) -- -1 -- if I get it right, the result is -1 because initially x is -1. So, in brackets we assign it to minus again, and it becomes a plus, but outside the brackets it is assigned to minus again. So my question is: how come? How come two minuses produce a plus? Or do I have to go to infants' school again? put -(-y) -- 1 -- same here. The initial value of y is +1. In the brackets it is assigned to minus, but outside the brackets two minuses collide and produce a plus again. TIA peb965 [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!] [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
