Double.NegativeInfinity Field

Definition

Namespace:

System

Assembly:

System.Runtime.dll

Source:

Double.cs

Represents negative infinity. This field is constant.

public: double NegativeInfinity = -Infinity;

public const double NegativeInfinity = -Infinity;

val mutable NegativeInfinity : double

Public Const NegativeInfinity As Double  = -Infinity

Field Value

Value = -Infinity

Double

Examples

The following code example illustrates the use of NegativeInfinity:

// This will equal Infinity.
Console::WriteLine( "10.0 minus NegativeInfinity equals {0}.", (10.0 - Double::NegativeInfinity) );

// This will equal Infinity.
Console.WriteLine("10.0 minus NegativeInfinity equals {0}.", (10.0 - Double.NegativeInfinity).ToString());

// This will equal Infinity.
printfn $"10.0 minus NegativeInfinity equals {10.0 - Double.NegativeInfinity}."

' This will equal Infinity.
Console.WriteLine("10.0 minus NegativeInfinity equals " + (10 - Double.NegativeInfinity).ToString() + ".")

Remarks

The value of this constant is the result of dividing a negative number by zero.

This constant is returned when the result of an operation is less than Double.MinValue.

Use IsNegativeInfinity to determine whether a value evaluates to negative infinity.

See also

• IsNegativeInfinity(Double)
• IsInfinity(Double)
• PositiveInfinity