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.NET Framework Class Library
Single..::.MinValue Field

Represents the smallest possible value of Single. This field is constant.

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
Public Const MinValue As Single
public const float MinValue
public:
literal float MinValue
static val mutable MinValue: float32
Remarks

The value of this constant is negative 3.402823e38.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates the MinValue constant.


If S < Single.MinValue Then
    Console.WriteLine("Your number is smaller than a Single.")
End If


if (s < Single.MinValue)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Your number is smaller than a Single.");
}


if ( s < Single::MinValue )
{
   Console::WriteLine( "Your number is smaller than a Single." );
}

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library
Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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