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+.TH LIBJ2_SGN_J2I 3 LIBJ2
+.SH NAME
+libj2_sgn_j2i \- Get signum of value
+
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.nf
+#include <libj2.h>
+
+int \fBlibj2_sgn_j2i\fP(const struct libj2_j2i *\fIa\fP);
+int \fBlibj2_sgn_j2u\fP(const struct libj2_j2u *\fIa\fP);
+.fi
+.PP
+Link with
+.IR -lj2 .
+
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+The
+.BR libj2_sgn_j2i ()
+and
+.BR libj2_sgn_j2u ()
+function compares
+.I a
+against zero, returning whether
+the value is positive, negative, or zero.
+.PP
+.I a
+is assumed to be
+.RI non- NULL .
+
+.SH RETURN VALUE
+The functions return -1 if the value of
+.I a
+is negative
+(impossible for the
+.BR libj2_sgn_j2u ()
+function), +1 if the value is positive,
+and 0 if zero.
+
+.SH ERRORS
+The functions cannot fail.
+
+.SH HISTORY
+The
+.BR libj2_sgn_j2u ()
+function was added in version 1.0 of
+.BR libj2 .
+.PP
+The
+.BR libj2_sgn_j2i ()
+function was added in version 1.1 of
+.BR libj2 .
+
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.BR libj2 (7),
+.BR libj2_j2i_cmp_j2i (3),
+.BR libj2_j2i_is_zero (3),
+.BR libj2_j2i_is_negative (3),
+.BR libj2_j2i_is_positive (3)