finite

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Description

Description:

Returns true if the provided number is finite (not infinite and a valid number).

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• Maximum finite Number : 3.40282e+38
• Minimum finite Number : -3.40282e+38

Groups:

Math

Syntax

Syntax:

finite number

Parameters:

number: Number

Return Value:

Boolean

Examples

Example 1:

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finite 123; // returns true

Example 2:

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finite log -1; // returns false

Example 3:

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if (not finite log -1) then { hint "Infinite" };

Additional Information

See also:

a / b

Notes

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Posted on 27 Sep, 2013

Killzone_Kid

Don't get high hopes with this command thinking what a great way of catching divisions by zero, the command is pretty useless in this respect:

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// Arma 2 hint str finite (10/0); // true ... O_o Huh???? hint str (10/0); // 0 ... Weird, but that explains it. // Arma 3 hint str finite (10/0); // true + Error Zero Divisor hint str finite 10; // true hint str finite 1000000000000000000000000000000000000000; // false