Double.MaxValue Field

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Represents the largest possible value of a Double. This field is constant.

Namespace:  System
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Const MaxValue As Double

public const double MaxValue

Remarks

The value of this constant is positive 1.7976931348623157E+308.

Examples

The following example illustrates the use of MaxValue:

Public Class Temperature

   Public Shared ReadOnly Property MinValue() As Double
      Get
         Return Double.MinValue
      End Get
   End Property

   Public Shared ReadOnly Property MaxValue() As Double
      Get
         Return Double.MaxValue
      End Get
   End Property

   ' The value holder
   Protected m_value As Double

   Public Property Value() As Double
      Get
         Return m_value
      End Get
      Set(ByVal Value As Double)
         m_value = Value
      End Set
   End Property

   Public Property Celsius() As Double
      Get
         Return (m_value - 32) / 1.8
      End Get
      Set(ByVal Value As Double)
         m_value = Value * 1.8 + 32
      End Set
   End Property
End Class

public class Temperature
{
   public static double MinValue
   {
      get
      {
         return Double.MinValue;
      }
   }

   public static double MaxValue
   {
      get
      {
         return Double.MaxValue;
      }
   }

   // The value holder
   protected double m_value;

   public double Value
   {
      get
      {
         return m_value;
      }
      set
      {
         m_value = value;
      }
   }

   public double Celsius
   {
      get
      {
         return (m_value - 32.0) / 1.8;
      }
      set
      {
         m_value = 1.8 * value + 32.0;
      }
   }
}

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

See Also

Reference

Double Structure

System Namespace