BN_SET_NEGATIVE(3)

🎀 BN_SET_NEGATIVE(3) — Library Functions Manual 🎀

okay so bestie, this is the page for BN_SET_NEGATIVE(3) from the Library Functions Manual, and it’s literally all about the sign of a BIGNUM 💅

✨ NAME ✨

BN_set_negative, BN_is_negative — change and inspect the sign of a BIGNUM 🦋

📚 SYNOPSIS 📚

#include <openssl/bn.h>

void
BN_set_negative(BIGNUM *b, int n);

int
BN_is_negative(const BIGNUM *b);

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

BN_set_negative() is giving “set the sign” energy: it sets b to negative if both b and n are non-zero; otherwise it sets b to positive ✨

BN_is_negative() is the vibe check 🔍 — it tests the sign of b.

🫶 RETURN VALUES 🫶

BN_is_negative() returns 1 if b is negative, or 0 otherwise. periodt 💅

👀 SEE ALSO 👀

• BN_add(3)
• BN_new(3)
• BN_set_bit(3)
• BN_zero(3)

🌸 HISTORY 🌸

BN_set_negative() and BN_is_negative() first appeared in OpenSSL 0.9.8 and have been available since OpenBSD 4.5 🎀

xoxo, Debian 🍓 December 6, 2021 — BN_SET_NEGATIVE(3) 💖