Modulus/Modulo returns incorrect value

Problem Description

modulus returns incorrect value. ex: -180%360 should return 180, but instead it returns -180.

Attach a Capx

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AhHSZHEulqh_gTrqjJ-vqheM0zLp

Description of Capx

on start sets text to the (-180%360)

Steps to Reproduce Bug

• run

Observed Result

it returns -180.

Expected Result

should return 180

Affected Browsers

• Chrome: (YES)
• FireFox: (YES)
• Internet Explorer: (YES)

Operating System and Service Pack

vista sp2

Construct 2 Version ID

r227

It's not really a bug, it's just doing it how the javascript % does it. Also apparently there isn't a consensus in the computer world what % should exactly do when one of the values is negative. See here, the sign of the result varies depending on the language:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modulo_operation

For an always positive remainder you could do one of these:

(a%b+b)%b

a-int(a/b)*b

thanks! I didn't realize it was different depending on the language.

Closing as not a bug - most languages I've used treat % as allowing numbers to stay negative, but you can always just add in an abs() if you want different behavior.