[jira] [Commented] (GROOVY-10800) The % operator returns unexpected results for negative numbers for BigIntegers

["Eric Milles (Jira)" <ji...@apache.org>]

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Eric Milles commented on GROOVY-10800:
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https://github.com/apache/groovy/commit/7502a4e1c8b5d1a9e8cbc732e7a05fd58ee2f183

> The % operator returns unexpected results for negative numbers for BigIntegers
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>
>                 Key: GROOVY-10800
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GROOVY-10800
>             Project: Groovy
>          Issue Type: Bug
>            Reporter: Paul King
>            Assignee: Paul King
>            Priority: Major
>             Fix For: 5.0.0-alpha-1
>
>
> As a follow-up to GROOVY-10786, the behavior of the % operator for BigInteger is a little strange for negative numbers.
> {code}
> def nums = [-10, -10L, -10f, -10d, -10G, -10.0G]
> assert nums.collect{ it % 3 } == [-1, -1, -1f, -1d, 2G, -1.0G]
> {code}
> In our documentation, we call "%" the remainder operator as does Java, though also like Java, the operator is often informally referred to as the "mod" operator. 
> I suggest we change the BigInteger "%" operator to be the same as the other numeric types, i.e. use remainder not mod.
> This has some ramifications which I'll bring up on the mailing list.



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