Linux / Unix Command: isnan

Command Library

NAME

isinf, isnan, finite - test for infinity or not-a-number (NaN)  

SYNOPSIS

#include <math.h>

int isinf(double value);

int isnan(double value);

int finite(double value);

 

DESCRIPTION

The isinf() function returns -1 if value represents negative infinity, 1 if value represents positive infinity, and 0 otherwise.

The isnan() function returns a non-zero value if value is "not-a-number" (NaN), and 0 otherwise.

The finite() function returns a non-zero value if value is neither infinite nor a "not-a-number" (NaN) value, and 0 otherwise.  

CONFORMING TO

BSD 4.3

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