std::numeric_limits<T>::infinity

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static T infinity() throw();
(until C++11)
static constexpr T infinity() noexcept;
(since C++11)

Returns the special value "positive infinity", as represented by the floating-point type T. Only meaningful if std::numeric_limits <T> :: has_infinity == true

Return value

T std::numeric_limits <T> :: infinity ( )
/* non-specialized */ T()
bool false
char 0
signed char 0
unsigned char 0
wchar_t 0
char8_t (since C++20) 0
char16_t (since C++11) 0
char32_t (since C++11) 0
short 0
unsigned short 0
int 0
unsigned int 0
long 0
unsigned long 0
long long (since C++11) 0
unsigned long long (since C++11) 0
float HUGE_VALF
double HUGE_VAL
long double HUGE_VALL

Example

#include <iostream>
#include <limits>
 
int main()
{
    double max = std::numeric_limits<double>::max();
    double inf = std::numeric_limits<double>::infinity();
 
    if (inf > max)
        std::cout << inf << " is greater than " << max << '\n';
}

Output:

inf is greater than 1.79769e+308

See also

[static]
identifies floating-point types that can represent the special value "positive infinity"
(public static member constant)