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| 434 | Returns the positive remainder of the modulo operation between C<m> and |
434 | Returns the positive remainder of the modulo operation between C<m> and |
| 435 | C<n>. Unlike the C modulo operator C<%>, this function ensures that the |
435 | C<n>. Unlike the C modulo operator C<%>, this function ensures that the |
| 436 | return value is always positive - ISO C guarantees very little when |
436 | return value is always positive - ISO C guarantees very little when |
| 437 | negative numbers are used with C<%>. |
437 | negative numbers are used with C<%>. |
| 438 | |
438 | |
| 439 | C<n> must be strictly positive (i.e. C<< >1 >>), while C<m> must be |
439 | C<n> must be strictly positive (i.e. C<< >= 1 >>), while C<m> must be |
| 440 | negatable, that is, both C<m> and C<-m> must be representable in its |
440 | negatable, that is, both C<m> and C<-m> must be representable in its |
| 441 | type. |
441 | type. |
| 442 | |
442 | |
| 443 | =back |
443 | =back |
| 444 | |
444 | |
| 445 | =head2 UTILITY |
445 | =head2 UTILITY |
| 446 | |
446 | |
| 447 | =over 4 |
447 | =over 4 |
| 448 | |
448 | |
| 449 | =item element_count = ecb_array_length (name) [MACRO] |
449 | =item element_count = ecb_array_length (name) |
| 450 | |
450 | |
| 451 | Returns the number of elements in the array C<name>. For example: |
451 | Returns the number of elements in the array C<name>. For example: |
| 452 | |
452 | |
| 453 | int primes[] = { 2, 3, 5, 7, 11 }; |
453 | int primes[] = { 2, 3, 5, 7, 11 }; |
| 454 | int sum = 0; |
454 | int sum = 0; |
