Infinity
The global property Infinity is a numeric value representing infinity.
Property attributes of Infinity
| |
|---|---|
| Writable | no |
| Enumerable | no |
| Configurable | no |
Description
Infinity is a property of the global object. In other words, it is a variable in global scope.
The initial value of Infinity is Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY. The value Infinity (positive infinity) is greater than any other number.
This value behaves slightly differently than mathematical infinity; see Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY for details.
As defined by the ECMAScript 5 specification, Infinity is read-only (implemented in JavaScript 1.8.5 / Firefox 4).
Examples
Using Infinity
console.log(Infinity ); /* Infinity */ console.log(Infinity + 1 ); /* Infinity */ console.log(Math.pow(10, 1000)); /* Infinity */ console.log(Math.log(0) ); /* -Infinity */ console.log(1 / Infinity ); /* 0 */ console.log(1 / 0 ); /* Infinity */
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| ECMAScript Language Specification (ECMAScript) # sec-value-properties-of-the-global-object-infinity |
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
Infinity |
1 |
12 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
18 |
4 |
10.1 |
1 |
1.0 |
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Infinity