| BigInteger - Arbitrary length integer extension module for Perl |
BigInteger - Arbitrary length integer extension module for Perl
use Math::BigInteger;
The BigInteger extension module gives access to Eric Young's bignum library. This provides a faster alternative to the Math::BigInt library.
The basic object in this library is a BigInteger. It is used to hold a single large integer.
It is not intended that this package be used directly, but instead be used by a wrapper package, such as the Math::BigInteger class.
Many of the following functions can be used in two styles, by calling the function on an object, or by calling the function explicitly; for example, here are two ways of assigning to $a the sum of $b and $c:
$a->add($b, $c);
or
BigInteger::add($a, $b, $c);
my $bi = new BigInteger; # Create a new BigInteger object.
my $b = $a->clone();
Create a new BigInteger object from another BigInteger object.
copy($a, $b);
Copy one BigInteger object to another.
my $data = $bi->save();
Save a BigInteger object as a MSB-first string.
my $bi = restore BigInteger $data;
Create a new BigInteger object from a MSB-first string.
ucmp($a, $b);
Return -1 if $a is less than $b, 0 if $a and $b are the same and 1 is $a is greater than $b. This is an unsigned comparison.
cmp($a, $b);
Return -1 if $a is less than $b, 0 if $a and $b are the same and 1 is $a is greater than $b. This is a signed comparison.
$r->add($a, $b);
Add $a and $b and return the result in $r.
$r->mul($a, $b);
Multiply $a by $b and return the result in $r. Note that $r must not be the same object as $a or $b.
div($dv, $rem, $m, $d);
Divide $m by $d and return the result in $dv and the remainder
in $rem. Either of $dv or $rem can be undef, in which case
that value is not returned.
$rem->mod($m, $d);
Find the remainder of $m divided by $d and return it in $rem.
This function is more efficient than div.
$r->lshift($a, $n);
Shift $a left by $n bits.
$r->lshift1($a);
Shift $a left by 1 bit. This form is more efficient than lshift($r, $a, 1).
$r->rshift($a, $n);
Shift $a right by $n bits.
$r->rshift1($a);
Shift $a right by 1 bit. This form is more efficient than rshift($r, $a, 1).
$r->mod_exp($a, $p, $mod);
Raise $a to the $p power and return the remainder into $r when divided by $m.
modmul_recip($r, $x, $y, $m, $i, $nb);
This function is used to perform an efficient mod_mul operation.
If one is going to repeatedly perform mod_mul with the same modulus
is worth calculating the reciprocal of the modulus and then using this
function. This operation uses the fact that a/b == a*r where r is the
reciprocal of b. On modern computers multiplication is very fast and
big number division is very slow. $x is multiplied by $y and then
divided by $m and the remainder is returned in $r. $i is the reciprocal
of $m and $nb is the number of bits as returned from reciprocal.
This function is used in mod_exp.
$r->mul_mod($a, $b, $m);
Multiply $a by $b and return the remainder into $r when divided by $m.
$r->reciprical($m);
Return the reciprocal of $m into $r.
my $size = $bi->numbits();
Return the size (in bits) of the BigInteger.
$r->gcd($a, $b);
$r has the greatest common divisor of $a and $b.
$r->inverse_modn($a, $n);
This function creates a new BigInteger and returns it in $r. This number is the inverse mod $n of $a. By this it is meant that the returned value $r satisfies (a*r)%n == 1. This function is used in the generation of RSA keys.
Negative numbers cannot be saved or restored. To fix this requires modification of Eric Young's library.
The documentation.
Systemics Ltd ( http://www.systemics.com/ ).
Portions copyright Eric Young (eay@mincom.oz.au)
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