std::numeric_limits<T>::infinity
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numeric_limits::infinity | ||||
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static T infinity() throw();
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static constexpr T infinity() noexcept;
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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
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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
Run this code
#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
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[static]
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identifies floating-point types that can represent the special value "positive infinity" (public static member constant) |