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# bitneg

Purpose
Bitwise negation (bitwise NOT).
Synopsis
`function bitneg(i:integer):integer`
Argument

i | Integer to negate

Return value
Negated value of argument.
Example
In the following, i takes the value -6, j takes the value 2147483647, and k takes the value -4:

    i:= bitneg(5)
    j:= bitneg(-2147483647-1)
    k:= bitneg(3)

Further information
The bitwise NOT (or complement) consists in computing the logical negation of each bit: 1 is replaced by 0 and 0 is replaced by 1.
Related topics
bitset, bittest, bitflip, bitshift, bitval
Parent Topic Predefined functions and procedures

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