Single.MinValue Field

 

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

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

Public Const MinValue As Single

Field Value

Type: System.Single

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)

The following code example demonstrates the MinValue constant.

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

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
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