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shadryck
12,151 PointsparseInt returns Infinity?
I'm curious about why and how this works. Is it related to 32 / 16 bits integers not being able to contain higher numbers or something like that?
parseInt("99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999") // returns 1e+308
parseInt("999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999") // one 9 more returns Infinity
1 Answer
Jonathan Cousins
4,160 PointsThankfully the lovely people over at MDN have the answer.
The Number.MAX_VALUE property represents the maximum numeric value representable in JavaScript.
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The MAX_VALUE property has a value of approximately 1.79E+308. Values larger than MAX_VALUE are represented as "Infinity".
shadryck
12,151 Pointsshadryck
12,151 PointsAh, I've totally missed that. Thank you for taking the time to link it.
Jonathan Cousins
4,160 PointsJonathan Cousins
4,160 PointsYou're welcome. =)