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ActionScript 2.0 Language Reference > ActionScript classes > Number > NEGATIVE_INFINITY (Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY property)

NEGATIVE_INFINITY (Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY property)

Specifies the IEEE-754 value representing negative infinity. The value of this property is the same as that of the constant -Infinity.

Negative infinity is a special numeric value that is returned when a mathematical operation or function returns a negative value larger than can be represented.

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 5

Example

This example compares the result of dividing the following values.

var posResult:Number = 1/0;
if (posResult == Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY) {
    trace("posResult = "+posResult); // output: posResult = Infinity
}
var negResult:Number = -1/0;
if (negResult == Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY) {
    trace("negResult = "+negResult); // output: negResult = -Infinity

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