NAME

fp_class − classes of IEEE floating-point values

SYNOPSIS

#include <fp_class.h>

int fp_class_d(double x);
int fp_class_f(float x);

DESCRIPTION

These routines are used to determine the class of IEEE floating-point values.  They return one of the constants in the file <fp_class.h> and never cause an exception even for signaling NaN’s. These routines are to implement the recommended function class(x) in the appendix of the IEEE 754-1985 standard for binary floating-point arithmetic.
 
The constants in <fp_class.h> refer to the following classes of values: ConstantClass FP_SNANSignaling NaN (Not-a-Number)
FP_QNANQuiet NaN (Not-a-Number)
FP_POS_INF+∞ (positive infinity)
FP_NEG_INF−∞ (negative infinity)
FP_POS_NORMpositive normalized non-zero
FP_NEG_NORMnegative normalized non-zero
FP_POS_DENORMpositive denormalized
FP_NEG_DENORMnegative denormalized
FP_POS_ZERO+0.0 (positive zero)
FP_NEG_ZERO−0.0 (negative zero)

ALSO SEE

ANSI/IEEE Std 754-1985, IEEE Standard for Binary Floating-Point Arithmetic

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