_chkfloat_

Summary

#include <math.h>

unsigned char _chkfloat_ (
  float val);       /* number to check */

Description

The _chkfloat_ function checks the status of the floating-point number val.

Return Value

The _chkfloat_ function returns the status of the floating-point number val:

Return Value	Meaning
0	Standard floating-point number.
1	Floating-point value 0.
2	+INF (positive overflow).
3	-INF (negative overflow).
4	NaN (Not a Number) error status.

See Also

_chkdouble_

Example

#include <intrins.h>
#include <stdio.h> /* for printf */

float f1, f2, f3;

void test_chkfloat (void) {
  f1 = f2 * f3;

  switch (_chkfloat_ (f1)) {
    case 0:
      printf ("result is a number\n"); break;
    case 1:
      printf ("result is zero\n"); break;
    case 2:
      printf ("result is +INF\n"); break;
    case 3:
      printf ("result is -INF\n"); break;
    case 4:
      printf ("result is NaN\n"); break;
  }
}

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