Numeric.GetSignificantBitsSigned Method

NumericGetSignificantBitsSigned Method

Gets the significant bits of a floating-point number, which can be used for rough comparisons or sorting. (The floating-point number can negative or positive.)

Namespace: DigitalRune.Mathematics
Assembly: DigitalRune (in DigitalRune.dll) Version: 1.20.0.0 (1.20.1.14552)

Syntax

C++

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[CLSCompliantAttribute(false)]
public static uint GetSignificantBitsSigned(
	float value,
	int n
)

<CLSCompliantAttribute(false)>
Public Shared Function GetSignificantBitsSigned ( 
	value As Single,
	n As Integer
) As UInteger

public:
[CLSCompliantAttribute(false)]
static unsigned int GetSignificantBitsSigned(
	float value, 
	int n
)

[<CLSCompliantAttribute(false)>]
static member GetSignificantBitsSigned : 
        value : float32 * 
        n : int -> uint32

Parameters

value: Type: SystemSingle
The floating-point number.
n: Type: SystemInt32
The number of significant bits.

Return Value

Type: UInt32
The n significant bits of value.

Remarks

The sign bit is flipped to ensure that the bit representation of a positive floating-point number is greater than the bit representation of a negative number.

Reference

Numeric Class

DigitalRune.Mathematics Namespace