.TH LIBJ2_J2I_IS_NEGATIVE 3 LIBJ2
.SH NAME
libj2_j2i_is_negative \- Check if value is negative

.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
#include <libj2.h>

int \fBlibj2_j2i_is_negative\fP(const struct libj2_j2i *\fIa\fP);
.fi
.PP
Link with
.IR -lj2 .

.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.BR libj2_j2i_is_negative ()
function checks whether the
value of
.I a
is negative.
.PP
.I a
is assumed to be
.RI non- NULL .

.SH RETURN VALUE
The function returns 1 if the value of
.I a
is negative, and 0 otherwise.

.SH ERRORS
The function cannot fail.

.SH HISTORY
The
.BR libj2_j2i_is_negative ()
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_positive (3),
.BR libj2_sgn_j2i (3)