Returns an indicator of the sign of the given double value. If the value
is less than zero, -1 is returned. If the value equals zero, 0 is returned. If the
value is greater than zero, 1 is returned.
version: $Revision: 1.7 $ $Date: 2005/12/20 18:32:28 $ author: Sudhendra Seshachala author: Ahimanikya Satapathy