Number Object Properties

POSITIVE_INFINITY Property

Description

Returns a value larger than the largest number (Number.MAX_VALUE) that can be represented in JScript.

Syntax

Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY

The number argument is the Number object.

Remarks

The Number object does not have to be created before the POSITIVE_INFINITY property can be accessed.

JScript displays POSITIVE_INFINITY values as infinity. This value behaves mathematically as infinity.

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NEGATIVE_INFINITY Property

Description

Returns a value more negative than the largest negative number (-Number.MAX_VALUE) representable in JScript.

Syntax

Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY

The number argument is the Number object.

Remarks

The Number object does not have to be created before the NEGATIVE_INFINITY property can be accessed.

JScript displays NEGATIVE_INFINITY values as -infinity. This value behaves mathematically as infinity

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NaN Property

Description

Returns the special value NaN indicating that an expression is not a number.

Syntax

NaN

Remarks

The NaN property (not a number) is a member of the Global object, and is made available when the scripting engine is initialized.

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MIN_VALUE Property

Description

Returns the number closest to zero representable in JScript. Equal to approximately 2.22E-308.

Syntax

Number.MIN_VALUE

The number argument is the Number object.

Remarks

The Number object does not have to be created before the MIN_VALUE property can be accessed.

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MAX_VALUE Property

Description

Returns the largest number representable in JScript. Equal to approximately 1.79E+308.

Syntax

Number.MAX_VALUE

The number argument is the Number object.

Remarks

The Number object does not have to be created before the MAX_VALUE property can be accessed.

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