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x07baf  (create_infinity)

▸▿ Contents

    1  Purpose
    2  Specification
    3  Description
    4  References
    5  Arguments
    6  Error Indicators and Warnings
    7  Accuracy
    8  Parallelism and Performance
    9  Further Comments
    10  Example

1
Purpose

x07baf creates a signed infinite value.

2
Specification

Fortran Interface
Subroutine x07baf ( isign, x)
Integer, Intent (In):: isign
Real (Kind=nag_wp), Intent (Out):: x
C Header Interface
#include nagmk26.h
void  x07baf_ ( const Integer *isign, double *x)

3
Description

x07baf sets x to be positive or negative infinity.

4
References

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

5
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 – Real (Kind=nag_wp)Output
On exit: the required infinite value.

6
Error Indicators and Warnings

None.

7
Accuracy

Not applicable.

8
Parallelism and Performance

x07baf is not threaded in any implementation.

9
Further Comments

None.

10
Example

See Section 10 in x07aaf.
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