The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6
IEEE Std 1003.1-2001
Copyright © 2001 The IEEE and The Open Group, All Rights reserved.

NAME

isnan - test for a NaN

SYNOPSIS

#include <math.h>

int isnan(real-floating x);

DESCRIPTION

[CX] [Option Start] The functionality described on this reference page is aligned with the ISO C standard. Any conflict between the requirements described here and the ISO C standard is unintentional. This volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 defers to the ISO C standard. [Option End]

The isnan() macro shall determine whether its argument value is a NaN. First, an argument represented in a format wider than its semantic type is converted to its semantic type. Then determination is based on the type of the argument.

RETURN VALUE

The isnan() macro shall return a non-zero value if and only if its argument has a NaN value.

ERRORS

No errors are defined.

The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

None.

APPLICATION USAGE

None.

RATIONALE

None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

None.

SEE ALSO

fpclassify() , isfinite() , isinf() , isnormal() , signbit() , the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <math.h>

CHANGE HISTORY

First released in Issue 3.

Issue 5

The DESCRIPTION is updated to indicate the return value when NaN is not supported. This text was previously published in the APPLICATION USAGE section.

Issue 6

Entry re-written for alignment with the ISO/IEC 9899:1999 standard.

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