这是行业标准:

int is_negative(float num)
{
  char *p = (char*) malloc(20);
  sprintf(p, "%f", num);
  return p[0] == '-';
}

bool isNegative(int n) {
  int i;
  for (i = 0; i <= Int32.MaxValue; i++) {
    if (n == i) 
      return false;
  }
  return true;
}

num < 0 // number is negative

该代码利用SIMD指令来提高性能。

public static bool IsPositive(int n)
{
  var v = new Vector<int>(n);
  var result = Vector.GreaterThanAll(v, Vector<int>.Zero);
  return result;
}

public static bool IsNegative<T>(T value)
   where T : struct, IComparable<T>
{
    return value.CompareTo(default(T)) < 0;
}

bool positive = number > 0;
bool negative = number < 0;