JavaScript Number - POSITIVE_INFINITY
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Description
This is a special numeric value representing any value greater than Number.MAX_VALUE. This value is represented as "Infinity". It resembles an infinity in its mathematical behavior. For example, anything multiplied by POSITIVE_INFINITY is POSITIVE_INFINITY, and anything divided by POSITIVE_INFINITY is zero.
As POSITIVE_INFINITY is a constant, it is a read-only property of Number.
Syntax
Use the following syntax to use POSITIVE_INFINITY.
var val = Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
Example
Try the following example to learn how use POSITIVE_INFINITY.
Live Demo<html> <head> <script type = "text/javascript"> <!-- function showValue() { var bigNumber = Number.MAX_VALUE * 2 if (bigNumber == Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY) { alert("Value of bigNumber : " + bigNumber ); } } //--> </script> </head> <body> <p>Click the following to see the result:</p> <form> <input type = "button" value = "Click Me" onclick = "showValue();" /> </form> </body> </html>
Output
javascript_number_object.htm
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