1fixsub(3)                       Allegro manual                       fixsub(3)
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NAME

6       fixsub  - Safe function to subtract fixed point numbers clamping under‐
7       flow. Allegro game programming library.
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SYNOPSIS

10       #include <allegro.h>
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13       fixed fixsub(fixed x, fixed y);
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DESCRIPTION

16       Although fixed point numbers can be  subtracted  with  the  normal  '-'
17       integer operator, that doesn't provide any protection against overflow.
18       If overflow is a problem, you should use this function instead.  It  is
19       slower  than using integer operators, but if an overflow occurs it will
20       set `errno' and clamp the result, rather than  just  letting  it  wrap.
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23          fixed result;
24          /* This will put 4965 into `result'. */
25          result = fixsub(itofix(5000), itofix(35));
26          /* Sets `errno' and puts -32768 into `result'. */
27          result = fixsub(itofix(-31000), itofix(3000));
28          ASSERT(!errno); /* This will fail. */
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RETURN VALUE

31       Returns the clamped result of subtracting `y' from `x', setting `errno'
32       to ERANGE if there was an overflow.
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SEE ALSO

36       fixadd(3), fixmul(3), fixdiv(3)
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40Allegro                          version 4.4.3                       fixsub(3)
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