-1 * int.MinValue == int.MinValue?? Is this a bug?
This is not a bug.
int.MinValue * -1
is 1
greater than int.MaxValue
can hold. Thus, the number wraps around back to int.MinValue
.
This is basically caused by an integer overflow.
Int32.MinValue
:
The value of this constant is
-2,147,483,648
Int32.MaxValue
:
The value of this constant is
2,147,483,647
So, -2,147,483,648 * -1 = 2,147,483,648
which is 1
greater than Int32.MaxValue
.
It's not a bug, it's an overflow.
In two's complement representation, the space of representable numbers is not symmetric. The opposite of the smallest integer cannot be represented. Computing it overflows and gives you the same number again.
int i = -1 * int.MinValue;
This doesn't even compile unless you disable checking:
error CS0220: The operation overflows at compile time in checked mode