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ee.Number.signum

  • The signum function returns 0 if the input is 0, 1 if it's greater than 0, and -1 if it's less than 0.

  • TheNumber.signum() usage returns a Number.

  • The input value for thesignum function must be a Number.

 Computes the signum function (sign) of the input; 0 if the input is 0, 1 if the input is greater than 0, -1 if the input is less than 0.

UsageReturns
Number.signum()Number
ArgumentTypeDetails
this:inputNumberThe input value.

Examples

Code Editor (JavaScript)

print('Sign of -5',ee.Number(-5).signum());// -1print('Sign of 0',ee.Number(0).signum());// 0print('Sign of 5',ee.Number(5).signum());// 1

Python setup

See the Python Environment page for information on the Python API and usinggeemap for interactive development.

importeeimportgeemap.coreasgeemap

Colab (Python)

display('Sign of -5:',ee.Number(-5).signum())# -1display('Sign of 0:',ee.Number(0).signum())# 0display('Sign of 5:',ee.Number(5).signum())# 1

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Last updated 2024-07-13 UTC.