C函数：

int f(int n) /* Treats numbers in the range 0XC0000000 to 0X3FFFFFFF as valid to
                generate f(f(x)) equal to -x. If n is within this range, it will
                project n outside the range. If n is outside the range, it will
                return the opposite of the number whose image is n. */
{
    return n ? n > 0 ? n <= 0X3FFFFFFF ? 0X3FFFFFFF + n : 0X3FFFFFFF - n :\
           n >= 0XC0000000 ? 0XC0000000 + n : 0XC0000000 - n : 0;
}

Ideone测试和下载链接

斯卡拉：

def f(x: Any): Any = x match {
  case i: Int => new { override def hashCode = -i }
  case i @ _  => i.hashCode
}

在Java中也是如此：

public static Object f(final Object x) {
  if(x instanceof Integer) {
    return new Object() {
      @Override 
      public int hashCode() {
        return -(Integer)x;
      }
    };
  }
  return x.hashCode();
}

这个怎么样？

int nasty(int input)
{
    return input + INT_MAX/2;
}

#include <cmath>

int f(int n)
{
    static int count = 0;
    return ::cos(M_PI * count++) * n;
}

适用于n=[0..2^31-1]

int f(int n) {
  if (n & (1 << 31)) // highest bit set?
    return -(n & ~(1 << 31)); // return negative of original n
  else
    return n | (1 << 31); // return n with highest bit set
}

SQL Server中的解决方案

create function dbo.fn_fo(@num int) -- OUTER FUNCTION
RETURNS int
AS
begin
RETURN @num * -1
end
GO

create function dbo.fn_fi(@num int) -- INNER FUNCTION
RETURNS int
AS
begin
RETURN @num * -1
end
GO

declare @num AS int = -42
SELECT dbo.fn_fo(dbo.fn_fi(@num)) -- Gives (-42)