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HUGE_VALF, HUGE_VAL, HUGE_VALL

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Defined in header <math.h>
#define HUGE_VALF /*implementation defined*/
(since C99)
#define HUGE_VAL  /*implementation defined*/
#define HUGE_VALL /*implementation defined*/
(since C99)

The HUGE_VALF, HUGE_VAL and HUGE_VALL macros expand to positive floating-point constant expressions which compare equal to the values returned by floating-point functions and operators in case of overflow (see math_errhandling).

Constant Explanation
HUGE_VALF Expands to positive float expression that indicates overflow
HUGE_VAL Expands to positive double expression that indicates overflow, not necessarily representable as a float
HUGE_VALL Expands to positive long double expression that indicates overflow, not necessarily representable as a float or double

On implementations that support floating-point infinities, these macros always expand to the positive infinities of float, double, and long double, respectively.

[edit] Example

Run this code
#include <math.h>
#include <stdio.h>
 
int main(void)
{
 const double result = 1.0 / 0.0;
 printf ("1.0/0.0 == %f\n", result);
 if (result == HUGE_VAL)
 puts ("1.0/0.0 == HUGE_VAL");
}

Possible output: 

1.0/0.0 == inf
1.0/0.0 == HUGE_VAL

[edit] References

  • C23 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:2024):
  • 7.12/3 HUGE_VAL, HUGE_VALF, HUGE_VALL (p: TBD)
  • F.10/2 HUGE_VAL, HUGE_VALF, HUGE_VALL (p: TBD)
  • C17 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:2018):
  • 7.12/3 HUGE_VAL, HUGE_VALF, HUGE_VALL (p: TBD)
  • F.10/2 HUGE_VAL, HUGE_VALF, HUGE_VALL (p: TBD)
  • C11 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:2011):
  • 7.12/3 HUGE_VAL, HUGE_VALF, HUGE_VALL (p: 231)
  • F.10/2 HUGE_VAL, HUGE_VALF, HUGE_VALL (p: 517)
  • C99 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:1999):
  • 7.12/3 HUGE_VAL, HUGE_VALF, HUGE_VALL (p: 212)
  • F.9/2 HUGE_VAL, HUGE_VALF, HUGE_VALL (p: 454)
  • C89/C90 standard (ISO/IEC 9899:1990):
  • 4.5 HUGE_VAL

[edit] See also

(C99)
evaluates to positive infinity or the value guaranteed to overflow a float
(macro constant) [edit]
C++ documentation for HUGE_VAL
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