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Double.MinValue Field

Definition

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

C#
public const double MinValue = -1.7976931348623157E+308;

Field Value

Value = -1.7976931348623157E+308

Examples

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

C#
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 negative 1.7976931348623157E+308.

The result of an operation that is less than Double.MinValue is Double.NegativeInfinity. In the following example, Double.NegativeInfinity results from subtraction and multiplication operations when the result is less than Double.MinValue.

C#
using System;

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

      double result2 = -1.5935e250 * 7.948e110;
      Console.WriteLine("{0} (Negative Infinity: {1})",
                        result2, Double.IsNegativeInfinity(result2));
   }
}
// The example displays the following output:
//    -Infinity (Negative Infinity: True)
//    -Infinity (Negative 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