Dealing with negative numbers

[lanu]

<?php

if ($beyondportal % 26 == 0 || $beyondportal == 0){ ?>

MY CONTENT

<?php } ; ?>

 

 

This code compares my variable $beyondportal and if it is a multiple of 26 counting up from 0, it prints my content.

 

This is great but sometimes the number comes up a negative that is a multiple counting down from 0 like  -26, -52, etc..

 

if I could do the opposite of a modulus I would think it would work but I'm not sure how to in php. any suggestions?

[kicken]

Just use abs() to make the number non-negative.

[Pikachu2000]

If what you're saying is that you want modulus to work with a negative, why not use the absolute value?

[lanu]

how do you use abs() in this context? 

[lanu]

This is my best guess. I'm really not clear what abs() does.

<?php

if ($beyondportal % 26 == 0 || $beyondportal == 0 || $beyondportal abs(26) == 0){ ?>

MY CONTENT

<?php } ; ?>

[kicken]

 

<?php
if (abs($beyondportal) % 26 == 0 || $beyondportal == 0){ ?>
MY CONTENT    
<?php } ; ?>