Bitwise operators : why is ~35=-36?

Question

so here is my code : The aNSWER is -36
is -36 written as sign bit notation ?
i cant understand the bitwise conversion giong on, in using Dev c++

#include <iostream>
#include<conio.h>
using namespace std;
int main() {
printf("%d",~35);
getch();
}

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11644362/bitwise-operation-on-signed-integer — Engineer2021, Jun 25 '14 at 18:10

score -2 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 25 '14 at 18:10

-2

Most significant bit determines if the number is negative or positive.

answered Jun 25 '14 at 18:10

prq

(Not the downvoter) Well, yes, but not in the way you are insinuating here. – Shoe Jun 25 '14 at 18:12
This answer is really more confusing than it is helpful – harold Jun 26 '14 at 09:08

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