BigNum.change

Changes the value of a Big Number.

Prototype
   int BigNum.change( bnum, num )

Parameters
   num
      String or Big Number or Float or nil.

Remarks
   If num is a String or a Big Number, the new value of bnum is a representation of num.
   If num is a Float, bnum is a representation of the integer part of num.
   If num is nil, the new vaue of bnum is a representation of number zero.


Example
   
require( "BigNum.lua" )

a = BigNum.new( "639" )
b = BigNum.new( "563" )
print( b )
BigNum.change( b , a )
print( b )

BigNum.change( b, "-543" )
print( b )
BigNum.change( b )
print( b )
   
Output 563 639 -543 0