Single.MinValue Field
.NET Framework (current version)
Represents the smallest possible value of Single. This field is constant.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
The value of this constant is negative 3.402823e38.
The result of an operation that is less than Single.MinValue is Single.NegativeInfinity. In the following example, Single.NegativeInfinity results from subtraction and multiplication operations when the result is less than Single.MinValue.
Module Example Public Sub Main() Dim result1 As Single = -8.997e37 + -2.985e38 Console.WriteLine("{0} (Negative Infinity: {1})", result1, Single.IsNegativeInfinity(result1)) Dim result2 As Single = -1.5935e250 * 7.948e110 Console.WriteLine("{0} (Negative Infinity: {1})", result2, Single.IsNegativeInfinity(result2)) End Sub End Module ' The example displays the following output: ' -Infinity (Negative Infinity: True) ' -Infinity (Negative Infinity: True)
Universal Windows Platform
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1
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