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2019-10-08, 14:34:49

Version 23

2020-05-21, 20:16:53

Idiom #86 Check if integer multiplication will overflow

Write boolean function multiplyWillOverflow which takes two integers x, y and return true if (x*y) overflows.

Idiom #86 Check if integer multiplication will overflow

Write boolean function multiplyWillOverflow which takes two integers x, y and return true if (x*y) overflows.

Variables
multiplyWillOverflow,x,y
Code 
func multiplyWillOverflow(x, y uint64) bool {
   if x <= 1 || y <= 1 {
     return false
   }
   d := x * y
   return d/y != x
}
Code 
func multiplyWillOverflow(x, y uint64) bool {
   if x <= 1 || y <= 1 {
     return false
   }
   d := x * y
   return d/y != x
}
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This holds for uint64, not for signed integers.
Note that the multiplication is performed, then its result is checked.
Comments bubble
This holds for uint64, not for signed integers.
Note that the multiplication is performed, then its result is checked.
Origin
http://grokbase.com/p/gg/golang-nuts/148wvnxk76/go-nuts-re-test-for-an-integer-overflow