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* Unlike [[NOT]], which evaluates a value and returns the bitwise opposite, [[_NEGATE]] returns the logical opposite. Meaning that {{InlineCode}}NOT {{Parameter|non_zero_value}} = 0{{InlineCodeEnd}}.
* Unlike [[NOT]], which evaluates a value and returns the bitwise opposite, [[_NEGATE]] returns the logical opposite. Meaning that {{InlineCode}}NOT {{Parameter|non_zero_value}} = 0{{InlineCodeEnd}}.
* Often called a negative logic operator, it returns the opposite of a value as true or false.
* Often called a negative logic operator, it returns the opposite of a value as true or false.
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Revision as of 15:45, 30 April 2024

_NEGATE is a boolean logical operator that will change a false statement to a true one and vice-versa.


Syntax

result = _NEGATE value


Description

  • Unlike NOT, which evaluates a value and returns the bitwise opposite, _NEGATE returns the logical opposite. Meaning that NOT non_zero_value = 0.
  • Often called a negative logic operator, it returns the opposite of a value as true or false.


Availability


Examples

Example: NOT versus _NEGATE

DECLARE LIBRARY
    FUNCTION isdigit& (BYVAL n AS LONG)
END DECLARE

IF NOT isdigit(ASC("1")) THEN
    PRINT "NOT: 1 is not a digit."
ELSE
    PRINT "NOT: 1 is a digit."
END IF

IF _NEGATE isdigit(ASC("1")) THEN
    PRINT "_NEGATE: 1 is not a digit."
ELSE
    PRINT "_NEGATE: 1 is a digit."
END IF

END
NOT: 1 is not a digit.
_NEGATE: 1 is a digit.
Explanation: NOT is a bitwise operator that inverts all the bits in an integer, whereas _NEGATE is a logical operator that flips the truth value of a boolean expression.


See also



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