[Gambas-user] Modulo operator returns wrong results

[Benoît Minisini]

Le 25/09/2013 01:23, Jesus a écrit :
> I've been racking my brain with a simple problem and I've discovered
> something weird with "Mod" operator, returning wrong results.
>
> For example, -3 Mod 800 gives -3, and it should be 797.
>
> It's only me or someone else has wrong results?
>

See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modulo_operation#Common_pitfalls

-3 Mod 800 = -(3 Mod 800)

This is not the mathematical modulus operator.

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Benoît Minisini