Re: Subtract smaller or larger number from x?

eksamor@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
) I have a number x. I would now like to find the difference between this
) number x and another number y.
)
) But y can be either larger or smaller than x. Currently I check if the
) number y is greater or smaller than x:
)
) int diff; // the difference between x and y
)
) if (y > x){
) diff = y-x;
) }else{
) diff = x-y;
) }
)
) is there not a more elegant way to do this when I would like the
) difference to be a positive value??

That rather depends on what you mean by elegant.

For example, a mathematician would want to keep as close to
the/a mathematical definition of 'difference' as possible.

A low-level (assembly) hacker might want to eliminate conditionals.

I'm sure there are more meanings of 'elegant'.


SaSW, Willem
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