Cypher Sign Function

sign() returns the signum of the given number: 0 if the number is 0, -1 for any negative number, and 1 for any positive number.

Syntax: sign(expression)

Returns: An Integer.

Arguments

Name	Description
expression	A numeric expression.

Example

RETURN sign(1.3)

The value return the signum of 1.3, which will be 1.

Considerations

• sign(null) returns null.

Example

RETURN sign(-1.7)

Returns the following Result

sign(-1.7)

-1

Example

RETURN sign(0)

Returns the following Result

sign(0)

0

Example

RETURN sign(7.0)

Returns the following Result

sign(7.0)

1

Example

RETURN sign(null)

Returns the following Result

sign(null)

null

Note– sign(null) returns null.

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