Double.MaxValue Field

Definition

Represents the largest possible value of a Double. This field is constant.

public const double MaxValue = 1.7976931348623157E+308;

Field Value

Value = 1.7976931348623157E+308

Examples

The following code example illustrates the use of Double.MaxValue:

public class Temperature {
    public static double MinValue {
        get {
            return Double.MinValue;
        }
    }

    public static double MaxValue {
        get {
            return Double.MaxValue;
        }
    }

    // The value holder
    protected double m_value;

    public double Value {
        get {
            return m_value;
        }
        set {
            m_value = value;
        }
    }

    public double Celsius {
        get {
            return (m_value-32.0)/1.8;
        }
        set {
            m_value = 1.8*value+32.0;
        }
    }
}

Remarks

The value of this constant is positive 1.7976931348623157E+308.

The result of an operation that exceeds Double.MaxValue is Double.PositiveInfinity. In the following example, Double.PositiveInfinity results from addition, multiplication, and exponentiation operations when the result exceeds Double.MaxValue.

using System;

public class Example
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      double result1 = 7.997e307 + 9.985e307;
      Console.WriteLine("{0} (Positive Infinity: {1})",
                        result1, Double.IsPositiveInfinity(result1));

      double result2 = 1.5935e250 * 7.948e110;
      Console.WriteLine("{0} (Positive Infinity: {1})",
                        result2, Double.IsPositiveInfinity(result2));

      double result3 = Math.Pow(1.256e100, 1.34e20);
      Console.WriteLine("{0} (Positive Infinity: {1})",
                        result3, Double.IsPositiveInfinity(result3));
   }
}
// The example displays the following output:
//    Infinity (Positive Infinity: True)
//    Infinity (Positive Infinity: True)
//    Infinity (Positive Infinity: True)

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 1.0, Core 1.1, Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.0, 2.1
UWP 10.0