andthennothing.net: Modulus“first there was a three-legged monkey...”tag:andthennothing.net,2005:TypoTypo2007-01-26T05:03:29+00:00Jonas Bengtssonjonas.b@home.seurn:uuid:daeffaf0-5644-4c78-8798-0e4b36f8fd202004-11-10T22:59:00+00:002007-01-26T05:03:29+00:00ModulusIn <a href="http://www.python.org/">Python</a> I get this:
<div class="typocode"><pre><code class="typocode_python ">>>> 2 % 5
2
>>> -2 % 5
3
>>> 2 % -5
-3
>>> -2 % -5
-2</code></pre></div>
But in <a href="http://www.java.com/">Java</a> I get this:
<div class="typocode"><pre><code class="typocode_java ">System.out.println(2%5); //2
System.out.println(-2%5); //-2
System.out.println(2%-5); //2
System.out.println(-2%-5); //-2</code></pre></div>
Who’s right I don’t know. I guess that you might say that the way Java does it is more correct since no division is taking place. But the way I wanted it to work today at work (coding C++) is the Python way.