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Parameter
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Class type
Fixed precision integers
The platform-dependant signed integer type.
An int
is a whole number.
int
s are subject to overflow, meaning that Int.maximum_value + 1 = Int.minimum_value
.
If you need to work with integers larger than maximum_value
(or smaller than minimum_value
you can use the Float
module.
Valid syntax for int
s includes:
0
42
9000
1_000_000
1_000_000
0xFF (* 255 in hexadecimal *)
0x000A (* 10 in hexadecimal *)
Note: The number of bits used for an int
is platform dependent.
OCaml uses 31-bits on 32-bit platforms and 63-bits on 64-bit platforms which means that int
math is well-defined in the range -2 ** 30
to 2 ** 30 - 1
for 32bit platforms -2 ** 62
to 2 ** 62 - 1
for 64bit platforms.
Outside of that range, the behavior is determined by the compilation target.
You can read about the reasons for OCaml's unusual integer sizes here.
Historical Note: The name int
comes from the term integer. It appears that the int
abbreviation was introduced in the programming language ALGOL 68.
Today, almost all programming languages use this abbreviation.
val zero : t
The literal 0
as a named value.
val one : t
The literal 1
as a named value.
val maximum_value : t
The maximum representable int
on the current platform.
val minimum_value : t
The minimum representable int
on the current platform.
val from_string : string -> t option
Attempt to parse a string
into a int
.
Examples
Int.from_string "0" = Some 0
Int.from_string "42" = Some 42
Int.from_string "-3" = Some (-3)
Int.from_string "123_456" = Some 123_456
Int.from_string "0xFF" = Some 255
Int.from_string "0x00A" = Some 10
Int.from_string "Infinity" = None
Int.from_string "NaN" = None
Note You do not need to open the Int
module to use the (+)
, (-)
, (*)
, (**)
, (mod)
or (/)
operators, these are available as soon as you open Tablecloth
Subtract numbers.
Examples
Int.subtract 4 3 = 1
Alternatively the operator can be used:
4 - 3 = 1
See Int.subtract
Multiply int
s.
Examples
Int.multiply 2 7 = 14
Alternatively the operator can be used:
(2 * 7) = 14
See Int.multiply
Integer division.
Notice that the remainder is discarded.
Exceptions
Throws Division_by_zero
when the divisor is 0
.
Examples
Int.divide 3 ~by:2 = 1
27 / 5 = 5
See Int.divide
Floating point division.
Examples
Int.(3 /. 2) = 1.5
Int.(27 /. 5) = 5.25
Int.(8 /. 4) = 2.0
Floating point division.
Examples
Int.divide_float 3 ~by:2 = 1.5
Int.divide_float 27 ~by:5 = 5.25
Int.divide_float 8 ~by:4 = 2.0
Exponentiation, takes the base first, then the exponent.
Examples
Int.power ~base:7 ~exponent:3 = 343
Alternatively the **
operator can be used:
7 ** 3 = 343
Flips the 'sign' of an integer so that positive integers become negative and negative integers become positive. Zero stays as it is.
Examples
Int.negate 8 = (-8)
Int.negate (-7) = 7
Int.negate 0 = 0
Alternatively the ~-
operator can be used:
~-(7) = (-7)
See Int.negate
Get the absolute value of a number.
Examples
Int.absolute 8 = 8
Int.absolute (-7) = 7
Int.absolute 0 = 0
Perform modular arithmetic.
If you intend to use modulo
to detect even and odd numbers consider using Int.is_even
or Int.is_odd
.
The modulo
function works in the typical mathematical way when you run into negative numbers
Use Int.remainder
for a different treatment of negative numbers.
Examples
Int.modulo ~by:3 (-4) = 2
Int.modulo ~by:3 (-3 )= 0
Int.modulo ~by:3 (-2) = 1
Int.modulo ~by:3 (-1) = 2
Int.modulo ~by:3 0 = 0
Int.modulo ~by:3 1 = 1
Int.modulo ~by:3 2 = 2
Int.modulo ~by:3 3 = 0
Int.modulo ~by:3 4 = 1
See Int.modulo
Get the remainder after division. Here are bunch of examples of dividing by four:
Use Int.modulo
for a different treatment of negative numbers.
Examples
List.map
~f:(Int.remainder ~by:4)
[(-5); (-4); (-3); (-2); (-1); 0; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5] =
[(-1); 0; (-3); (-2); (-1); 0; 1; 2; 3; 0; 1]
Returns the larger of two int
s.
Examples
Int.maximum 7 9 = 9
Int.maximum (-4) (-1) = (-1)
Returns the smaller of two int
s.
Examples
Int.minimum 7 9 = 7
Int.minimum (-4) (-1) = (-4)
val is_even : t -> bool
Check if an int
is even.
Examples
Int.is_even 8 = true
Int.is_even 7 = false
Int.is_even 0 = true
val is_odd : t -> bool
Check if an int
is odd.
Examples
Int.is_odd 7 = true
Int.is_odd 8 = false
Int.is_odd 0 = false
Clamps n
within the inclusive lower
and upper
bounds.
Exceptions
Throws an Invalid_argument
exception if lower > upper
Examples
Int.clamp ~lower:0 ~upper:8 5 = 5
Int.clamp ~lower:0 ~upper:8 9 = 8
Int.clamp ~lower:(-10) ~upper:(-5) 5 = (-5)
Checks if n
is between lower
and up to, but not including, upper
.
Exceptions
Throws an Invalid_argument
exception if lower > upper
Examples
Int.in_range ~lower:2 ~upper:4 3 = true
Int.in_range ~lower:5 ~upper:8 4 = false
Int.in_range ~lower:(-6) ~upper:(-2) (-3) = true
val to_float : t -> float
val to_string : t -> string
Convert an int
into a string
representation.
Guarantees that
Int.(from_string (to_string n)) = Some n
Examples
Int.to_string 3 = "3"
Int.to_string (-3) = "-3"
Int.to_string 0 = "0"
The unique identity for Comparator
.
val comparator : (t, identity) Base.Comparator.t