Pop quiz: how do you ensure that a number is negative? You could do something like:

Big Ben Negative


if (count > 0) {
	count = count * -1
}

Or you could use a ternary:


count = count > 0 ? count * -1 : count;

Or, if you're feeling fancy, use absolute value, like


count = Math.Abs(count) * -1;

If you're Justin's coworker, however, that's not good enough. No, what you REALLY want to do is coerce to a string, prepend a negative sign, then remove any double-negatives to make a positive again: 


if (count > 0 || count < 0)
{
 string tCountDelta = "-" + count;
 tCountDelta = tCountDelta.Replace("--", "");

 // Some time later...
 int countDelta = int.Parse(tCountDelta);
}

Now that's fancy.

[Advertisement] BuildMaster allows you to create a self-service release management platform that allows different teams to manage their applications. Explore how!