Io Reference







Math   /   BigNum   /   BigNum





A wrapper for GNU MP Bignum (arbitrary precision math) library. Warning: GMP uses the restrictive GNU license which can be a problem if you are hard linking it into a distributed application.
 
 
 



%(aNum)

Modulus op (same as mod()). Returns result.
&(aNum)

AND op. Returns result.
*(aNum)

Multiply op. Returns result.
**(aNum)

Power op. Returns result.
+(aNum)

Add op. Returns result.
-(aNum)

Subtract op. Returns result.
/(aNum)

Divide op. Returns result.
<<(aNum)

Shift left (towards higher bits) op. Returns result.
>>(aNum)

Shift right (towards lower bits) op. Returns result.
^(aNum)

XOR op. Returns result.
abs

Absolute op. Returns result.
asNumber

Returns an Io Number for the receiving BigNum.
asSimpleString

Returns simple string representation of the receiver.
asString

Returns a string representation of the receiver.
gcd(aNum)

Greatest common denominator op. Returns result.
hamdist(aNum)

Returns hamming distance between receiver and aNum.
invert(aNum)

?
jacobi(aNum)

?
kronecker

?
lcm(aNum)

Least common denominator op. Returns result.
legendre(aNum)

?
mod(aNum)

Modulus op (same as %). Returns result.
neg

Returns negative version of receiver.
nextprime

Returns next prime larger than the receiver.
popcount

?
pow(aNum)

Returns power of receiver to aNum.
powm(aNum)

?
root(aNum)

Returns the aNum root of the receiver.
scan0(aNum)

?
scan1(aNum)

?
sqrt

Returns square root of the receiver.
tstbit(aNum)

?
with(aNumber)

Returns a BigNum version of the Io number aNumber.
|(aNum)

OR op. Returns result.