math.exponent Method (Double)

C.math.NET Library

C.math.NET Library

exponent Method

exponent Method (Double)

exponent Method (Single)

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mathexponent Method (Double)

Gets the exponent bits of the specified floating-point number.

Namespace: C
Assembly: C.math (in C.math.dll) Version: 1.0.0.0 (1.0.0.0)

Syntax

public static int exponent(
	double number
)

Public Shared Function exponent ( 
	number As Double
) As Integer

public:
static int exponent(
	double number
)

static member exponent : 
        number : float -> int

Parameters

number: Type: SystemDouble
A floating-point number.

Return Value

Type: Int32
The exponent bits of the specified floating-point number; i.e. the biased exponent.

Remarks

number	Biased Exponent	Unbiased Exponent
±NaN	2047 (DBL_EXP_MAX + 1 + DBL_EXP_BIAS)	N/A
PositiveInfinity	2047 (DBL_EXP_MAX + 1 + DBL_EXP_BIAS)	N/A
NegativeInfinity	2047 (DBL_EXP_MAX + 1 + DBL_EXP_BIAS)	N/A
±DBL_MAX	2046 (DBL_EXP_MAX + DBL_EXP_BIAS)	1023 (DBL_EXP_MAX)
±DBL_MIN	1 (DBL_EXP_MIN + DBL_EXP_BIAS)	-1022 (DBL_EXP_MIN)
±DBL_DENORM_MAX	0	0
±DBL_DENORM_MIN	0	0
±0	0	0

See Also

Reference

exponent Overload