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17.Dd $Mdocdate: December 10 2016 $
18.Dt BN_SET_NEGATIVE 3
19.Os
20.Sh NAME
21.Nm BN_set_negative ,
22.Nm BN_is_negative
23.Nd change and inspect the sign of a BIGNUM
24.Sh SYNOPSIS
25.Ft void
26.Fo BN_set_negative
27.Fa "BIGNUM *b"
28.Fa "int n"
29.Fc
30.Ft int
31.Fo BN_is_negative
32.Fa "const BIGNUM *b"
33.Fc
34.Sh DESCRIPTION
35.Fn BN_set_negative
36sets
37.Fa b
38to negative if both
39.Fa b
40and
41.Fa n
42are non-zero, otherwise it sets it to positive.
43.Pp
44.Fn BN_is_negative
45tests the sign of
46.Fa b .
47It is currently implemented as a macro.
48.Sh RETURN VALUES
49.Fn BN_is_negative
50returns 1 if
51.Fa b
52is negative or 0 otherwise.
53.Sh SEE ALSO
54.Xr BN_add 3 ,
55.Xr BN_new 3 ,
56.Xr BN_set_bit 3 ,
57.Xr BN_zero 3
58