Delphi Basics : IsNaN command

DelphiBasics

IsNaN
Function

Checks to see if a floating point number holds a real number

Math unit

function IsNaN(const Float Single | Double | Extended):Boolean;

Description

The IsNaN function returns True if the Float parameter is Not a number.

A floating point number can be set to such a value when it is assigned an undetermined value. The standard is :

NAN = 0.0 / 0.0

Related commands

Infinity		Floating point value of infinite size
IsInfinite		Checks whether a floating point number is infinite
NaN		Not a real number

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Example code : Assign NAN to a number and then test using IsNaN

var
  float : Double;

begin
  // Set the number to an invalid number
  float := NAN;    // Equivalent to 0.0/0.0

  // Although an invalid number, we can still display it
  ShowMessage('float = '+FloatToStr(float));

  // And we can test to see if it is a valid number
  if IsNaN(float)
  then ShowMessage('float is not a number')
  else ShowMessage('float = '+FloatToStr(float));
end;

Show full unit code

float = NAN
float is not a number