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Single.PositiveInfinity Field
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Represents positive infinity. This field is constant.
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Const PositiveInfinity As Single
public const float PositiveInfinity
Remarks
The value of this constant is the result of dividing a positive number by zero.
This constant is returned when the result of an operation is greater than MaxValue.
Use IsPositiveInfinity to determine whether a value evaluates to positive infinity. It is not possible to determine whether a value evaluates to positive infinity by comparing it to another value equal to PositiveInfinity.
Examples
The following code example demonstrates the PositiveInfinity constant.
' This will equal Infinity.
outputBlock.Text &= "PositiveInfinity plus 10.0 equals " + (Single.PositiveInfinity + 10).ToString() + "." & vbCrLf
// This will equal Infinity.
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("PositiveInfinity plus 10.0 equals {0}.", (Single.PositiveInfinity + 10.0).ToString()) + "\n";
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.