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Returns the sign for int value x
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import java.math.BigDecimal;
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public class Main {
/**
* Returns the <a href="http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Sign.html"> sign</a>
* for int value <code>x</code>.
* <p>
* For an int value x, this method returns +1 if x > 0, 0 if x = 0, and -1
* if x < 0.</p>
*
* @param x the value, an int
* @return +1, 0, or -1, depending on the sign of x
*/
public static int sign(final int x) {
return (x == 0) ? 0 : (x > 0) ? 1 : -1;
}
}
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