How does java do modulus calculations with negative numbers?

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Both definitions of modulus of negative numbers are in use – some languages use one definition and some the other.

If you want to get a negative number for negative inputs then you can use this:

int r = x % n;
if (r > 0 && x < 0)
{
    r -= n;
}

Likewise if you were using a language that returns a negative number on a negative input and you would prefer positive:

int r = x % n;
if (r < 0)
{
    r += n;
}

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