std::nan, std::nanf, std::nanl

 

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Defined in header <cmath>
float       nanf(constchar* arg );	(1)	(since C++11)
double      nan (constchar* arg );	(2)	(since C++11)
longdouble nanl(constchar* arg );	(3)	(since C++11)

Converts the character string arg into the corresponding quiet NaN value, as if by calling std::strtof, std::strtod, or std::strtold, respectively.

1) The call std::nanf("n-char-sequence"), where n-char-sequence is a sequence of digits, ASCII letters, and underscores, is equivalent to the call std::strtof("NAN(n-char-sequence)", (char**)nullptr);.

The call std::nanf("") is equivalent to the call std::strtof("NAN()", (char**)nullptr);.

The call std::nanf("string"), where string is neither an n-char-sequence nor an empty string, is equivalent to the call std::strtof("NAN", (char**)nullptr);.

2) Same as (1), but calls std::strtod instead of std::strtof.

3) Same as (1), but calls std::strtold instead of std::strtof.

Parameters

arg

-

narrow character string identifying the contents of a NaN

Return value

The quiet NaN value that corresponds to the identifying string arg or zero if the implementation does not support quiet NaNs.

If the implementation supports IEEE floating-point arithmetic (IEC 60559), it also supports quiet NaNs.

Error handling

This function is not subject to any of the error conditions specified in math_errhandling.

Example

Run this code

#include <cmath>#include <cstdint>#include <cstring>#include <iostream>   int main(){double f1 = std::nan("1");std::uint64_t f1n;std::memcpy(&f1n, &f1, sizeof f1);std::cout<<"nan(\"1\") = "<< f1 <<" ("<<std::hex<< f1n <<")\n";   double f2 = std::nan("2");std::uint64_t f2n;std::memcpy(&f2n, &f2, sizeof f2);std::cout<<"nan(\"2\") = "<< f2 <<" ("<<std::hex<< f2n <<")\n";}

Possible output:

nan("1") = nan (7ff0000000000001) nan("2") = nan (7ff0000000000002)

See also

isnan (C++11)	checks if the given number is NaN (function)
NAN (C++11)	evaluates to a quiet NaN of type float (macro constant)
has_quiet_NaN [static]	identifies floating-point types that can represent the special value "quiet not-a-number" (NaN) (public static member constant of std::numeric_limits<T>)
has_signaling_NaN [static]	identifies floating-point types that can represent the special value "signaling not-a-number" (NaN) (public static member constant of std::numeric_limits<T>)
quiet_NaN [static]	returns a quiet NaN value of the given floating-point type (public static member function of std::numeric_limits<T>)
signaling_NaN [static]	returns a signaling NaN value of the given floating-point type (public static member function of std::numeric_limits<T>)
C documentation for nanf, nan, nanl