NAG C Library Function Document

nag_create_infinity (x07bac)

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Purpose

nag_create_infinity (x07bac) creates a signed infinite value.

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Specification

#include <nag.h>
#include <nagx07.h>
void  nag_create_infinity (Integer isign, double *x)

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Description

nag_create_infinity (x07bac) sets x to be positive or negative infinity.

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References

IEEE (2008) Standard for Floating-Point Arithmetic IEEE Standard 754-2008 IEEE, New York.

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Arguments

1:     isign IntegerInput
On entry: determines the sign of the infinity to be created.
If isign is greater than or equal to 0, a positive infinity is returned, otherwise a negative infinity is returned.
2:     x double *Output
On exit: the required infinite value.

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Error Indicators and Warnings

None.

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Accuracy

Not applicable.

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Parallelism and Performance

nag_create_infinity (x07bac) is not threaded in any implementation.

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Further Comments

None.

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Example

See Section 10 in nag_is_finite (x07aac).