Double.PositiveInfinity Field (System)

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.NET Framework 4.5

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Represents positive infinity. This field is constant.

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

C++

public const double 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 illustrates the use of PositiveInfinity:

C++

// This will equal Infinity.
Console.WriteLine("PositiveInfinity plus 10.0 equals {0}.", (Double.PositiveInfinity + 10.0).ToString());

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 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

.NET for Windows Store apps

Supported in: Windows 8

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

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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