safeintmax

Return the maximum safe integer capable of being represented by a numeric real type.

Installation

npm install @stdlib/utils-safe-int-max

Usage

var safeintmax = require( '@stdlib/utils-safe-int-max' );

safeintmax( dtype )

Returns the maximum safe integer capable of being represented by a numeric real type.

var m = safeintmax( 'float64' );
// returns 9007199254740991

The following numeric real types are supported:

• float64: double-precision floating-point numbers
• float32: single-precision floating-point numbers
• float16: half-precision floating-point numbers

Examples

var safeintmax = require( '@stdlib/utils-safe-int-max' );

var m = safeintmax( 'float64' );
// returns 9007199254740991

m = safeintmax( 'float32' );
// returns 16777215

m = safeintmax( 'float16' );
// returns 2047

See Also

• @stdlib/utils-safe-int-max-cli: CLI package for use as a command-line utility.
• @stdlib/utils-safe-int-min: return the minimum safe integer capable of being represented by a numeric real type.
• @stdlib/utils-real-max: return the maximum finite value capable of being represented by a numeric real type.
• @stdlib/utils-type-max: return the maximum value of a specified numeric type.

Notice

This package is part of stdlib, a standard library for JavaScript and Node.js, with an emphasis on numerical and scientific computing. The library provides a collection of robust, high performance libraries for mathematics, statistics, streams, utilities, and more.

For more information on the project, filing bug reports and feature requests, and guidance on how to develop stdlib, see the main project repository.

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License

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