Floating-point error diagnostics : float « Data Type « Java

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Floating-point error diagnostics

       
/*
Java Programming for Engineers
Julio Sanchez
Maria P. Canton


ISBN: 0849308100
Publisher: CRC Press
*/


// Java for Engineers
//Filename: FpError
//Reference: Chapter 24
//Description:
//         Floating-pioint error diagnostics
//Requires:
//         Keyin class in current directory


class FpError {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    double res;
    double divisor = 0;
    double dividend, root;

    // Get user input for numerator
    System.out.println("Forcing division by zero error");
    dividend = 10d;
    res = dividend / divisor;
    // Test for negative invifinity
    if (res == Double.NEGATIVE_INFINITY)
      System.out.println("result is NEGATIVE_INFINITY");
    if (res == Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY)
      System.out.println("result is POSITIVE_INFINITY");
    // Test for either infinity
    if (Double.isInfinite(res))
      System.out.println("result is infinite");

    // Get user input for square root
    System.out.println("\nCalculating square root (try negative)");
    root = 10d;
    res = Math.sqrt(root);
    if (Double.isNaN(res))
      System.out.println("result is Nan");
    else
      System.out.println("Square root = " + res);
  }
}


           
         
    
    
    
    
    
    
  

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