std::numeric_limits<T>::lowest
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staticconstexpr T lowest()noexcept; | (since C++11) | |
Returns the lowest finite value representable by the numeric type T, that is, a finite value x such that there is no other finite value y where y < x. This is different from std::numeric_limits<T>::min() for floating-point types. Only meaningful for bounded types.
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[edit]Return value
T | std::numeric_limits<T>::lowest() |
| /* non-specialized */ | T() |
| bool | false |
| char | CHAR_MIN |
| signedchar | SCHAR_MIN |
| unsignedchar | 0 |
| wchar_t | WCHAR_MIN |
| char8_t(since C++20) | 0 |
| char16_t | 0 |
| char32_t | 0 |
| short | SHRT_MIN |
| unsignedshort | 0 |
| int | INT_MIN |
| unsignedint | 0 |
| long | LONG_MIN |
| unsignedlong | 0 |
| longlong | LLONG_MIN |
| unsignedlonglong | 0 |
| float | -FLT_MAX |
| double | -DBL_MAX |
| longdouble | -LDBL_MAX |
[edit]Notes
For every standard C++ floating-point type Tstd::numeric_limits<T>::lowest()==-std::numeric_limits<T>::max(), but this does not necessarily have to be the case for any third-party specialization.
[edit]Example
Demonstrates min(), max(), and lowest() for floating-point types:
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#include <iostream>#include <limits>#include <string_view> template<typename T>void print_twice(std::string_view type, T value){std::cout<<'\t'<< type <<": "<<std::defaultfloat<< value <<" or "<<std::hexfloat<< value <<'\n';} int main(){// min()std::cout<<"std::numeric_limits<T>::min():\n"; print_twice("float", std::numeric_limits<float>::min()); print_twice("double", std::numeric_limits<double>::min()); print_twice("long double", std::numeric_limits<longdouble>::min()); // lowest()std::cout<<"std::numeric_limits<T>::lowest():\n"; print_twice("float", std::numeric_limits<float>::lowest()); print_twice("double", std::numeric_limits<double>::lowest()); print_twice("long double", std::numeric_limits<longdouble>::lowest()); // max()std::cout<<"std::numeric_limits<T>::max():\n"; print_twice("float", std::numeric_limits<float>::max()); print_twice("double", std::numeric_limits<double>::max()); print_twice("long double", std::numeric_limits<longdouble>::max());}
Output:
std::numeric_limits<T>::min(): float: 1.17549e-38 or 0x1p-126 double: 2.22507e-308 or 0x1p-1022 long double: 3.3621e-4932 or 0x8p-16385 std::numeric_limits<T>::lowest(): float: -3.40282e+38 or -0x1.fffffep+127 double: -1.79769e+308 or -0x1.fffffffffffffp+1023 long double: -1.18973e+4932 or -0xf.fffffffffffffffp+16380 std::numeric_limits<T>::max(): float: 3.40282e+38 or 0x1.fffffep+127 double: 1.79769e+308 or 0x1.fffffffffffffp+1023 long double: 1.18973e+4932 or 0xf.fffffffffffffffp+16380
[edit]See also
[static] | returns the smallest finite value of the given non-floating-point type, or the smallest positive normal value of the given floating-point type (public static member function) |
[static] | returns the smallest positive subnormal value of the given floating-point type (public static member function) |
[static] | returns the largest finite value of the given type (public static member function) |
