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Returns a quiet NaN value.
Syntax
double nan(
const char* input
);
float nanf(
const char* input
);
long double nanl(
const char* input
);
Parameters
input
A string value.
Return Value
The nan functions return a quiet NaN value.
Remarks
The nan functions return a floating-point value that corresponds to a quiet (non-signalling) NaN. The input value is ignored. For information about how a NaN is represented for output, see printf, _printf_l, wprintf, _wprintf_l.
Requirements
| Function | C header | C++ header |
|---|---|---|
nan, nanf, nanl |
<math.h> | <cmath> |
.NET Framework Equivalent
See Also
Floating-Point Support
_finite, _finitef
_fpclass, _fpclassf
isnan, _isnan, _isnanf