Clean, efficient algorithm for wrapping integers in C++

Question

/**
  * Returns a number between kLowerBound and kUpperBound
  * e.g.: Wrap(-1, 0, 4); // Returns 4
  * e.g.: Wrap(5, 0, 4); // Returns 0      
  */
int Wrap(int con         


        

Answer 1

I would suggest this solution:

int Wrap(int const kX, int const kLowerBound, int const kUpperBound)
{
    int d = kUpperBound - kLowerBound + 1;
    return kLowerBound + (kX >= 0 ? kX % d : -kX % d ? d - (-kX % d) : 0);
}

The if-then-else logic of the ?: operator makes sure that both operands of % are nonnegative.