On Sun, Apr 21, 2019 at 8:37 PM Pat Farrell <pat22...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a logic error in my calculation. I am getting -2147483648 in an > int32 > This sure looks a lot like MinInt32, but I can't seem to be able to tell, > all my calculators want to blow up on -1 << 31 > > > I'm willing to bet that my value is +/- one from whatever MinInt32 is in > decimal form. > A 2s-complement 32-bit int by definition can represent the range [-2147483648, 2147483647]. The definition of MinInt32 as `-1 << 31` presumes a 2s-complement representation. Also, given your problem statement why didn't you just compare the value you're getting from your calculation for equality to MinInt32 to confirm they are equal? -- Kurtis Rader Caretaker of the exceptional canines Junior and Hank -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "golang-nuts" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
