nan(3) BSD Library Functions Manual nan(3)
NAME
nan -- generate a quiet NaN
SYNOPSIS
#include <math.h>
double
nan(const char *tagp);
long double
nanl(const char *tagp);
float
nanf(const char *tagp);
DESCRIPTION
The nan() functions return a quiet NaN, whose trailing fraction field
contains the result of converting tagp to an unsigned integer. If tagp
is too large to be contained in the trailing fraction field of the NaN,
then the least significant bits of the integer represented by tagp are
used.
SPECIAL VALUES
If tagp contains any non-numeric characters, the function returns a NaN
whos trailing fraction field is zero.
If tagp is empty, the function returns a NaN whos trailing fraction field
is zero.
STANDARDS
The nan() functions conform to ISO/IEC 9899:1999(E).
BSD July 01, 2008 BSD
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