OpenEuphoria

RE: not_bits() not_working()

• Posted by Al Getz <Xaxo at aol.com> Jun 27, 2003
• 427 views

Derek Parnell wrote:
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Al Getz" <Xaxo at aol.com>
> To: "EUforum" <EUforum at topica.com>
> Subject: not_bits() not_working()
> 
> 
> > Hello,
> >
> > I've found that Euphorias not_bits() function doesnt really work
> > correctly.
> >
> > For example:
> >
> > atom a,x
> > a=2
> >
> > x=not_bits(a)
> >
> > --now x equals -3, which isnt correct.
> > --x should be equal to the 8 digit hex equivalent of -3,
> > --right?
> >
> 
> Sorry Al, but it does exactly what I'd expect it to do. Each bit in the
> 32-bit value is reversed. If it didn't work this way a number of 
> functions
> in win32lib would fail.
> 
> --
> Derek
> 
> 

Yes it is working, but didnt appear to be working because
printf with the %d formatter prints it as a negative number
sometimes, and when you use the %x formatter it prints as
a regular hex number.

Al