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diff --git a/source/lang/cpp/modulo.rst b/source/lang/cpp/modulo.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..289fba0 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/lang/cpp/modulo.rst @@ -0,0 +1,70 @@ +.. highlight:: cpp + +.. _lang-modulo: + +Modulo Operator (``%``) +======================= + +Calculates the `remainder <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remainder>`_ +when one integer is divided by another. It is useful for keeping a +variable within a particular range (e.g. the size of an array). + +Syntax +------ + +:: + + dividend % divisor + +Parameters +---------- + +**dividend**: the number to be divided + +**divisor**: the number to divide by + +Returns +------- + +The remainder of **dividend**\ /\ **divisor**\ . + +Examples +-------- + +:: + + int x; + x = 7 % 5; // x now contains 2 + x = 9 % 5; // x now contains 4 + x = 5 % 5; // x now contains 0 + x = 4 % 5; // x now contains 4 + +:: + + /* update one value in an array each time through a loop */ + + int values[10]; + int i = 0; + + void setup() { + // no setup necessary + } + + void loop() { + values[i] = analogRead(0); + i = (i + 1) % 10; // modulo operator makes sure i stays between 0 and 9 + } + +Tip +--- + +The modulo operator does not work on floats. For that, you can use +the C standard library function `fmod() +<http://sourceware.org/newlib/libm.html#fmod>`_. + +See Also +-------- + +- :ref:`Arithmetic <lang-arithmetic>` + +.. include:: cc-attribution.txt |