How do I find whether a number is positive, negative or zero without using if or for? [duplicate]

Answer 1

Try this

int status (unsigned no) {
  int sign = 0;

   // If Zero             // If -Ve = -1 OR If +Ve = -2
   (sign = ( no | 0 )) && ( sign = (~( ( (no << 1) >> 1 ) == no)) );

   // If +Ve
   (sign == -2) && (sign = 1);

  return sign;
}