Class XFloat

Extension methods and other bonus stuff for float.

Inheritance

System.Object

XFloat

Namespace: Galaxon.Core.Numbers

Assembly: Galaxon.Core.dll

Syntax

public static class XFloat : object

Fields

MaxExp

The maximum binary exponent supported by the type.

Declaration

public const short MaxExp = null

Field Value

Type	Description
System.Int16

MinExp

The minimum binary exponent supported by the type.

Declaration

public const short MinExp = null

Field Value

Type	Description
System.Int16

NumExpBits

The number of bits in the exponent.

Declaration

public const byte NumExpBits = null

Field Value

Type	Description
System.Byte

NumFracBits

The number of bits in the fraction.

Declaration

public const byte NumFracBits = null

Field Value

Type	Description
System.Byte

Properties

MaxPosSubnormalValue

The maximum positive subnormal value.

Declaration

public static float MaxPosSubnormalValue { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Single

MinPosNormalValue

The minimum positive normal value.

Declaration

public static float MinPosNormalValue { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Single

Methods

Assemble(Byte, UInt16, UInt64)

Assemble a new float from parts.

Declaration

public static float Assemble(byte signBit, ushort expBits, ulong fracBits)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Byte	signBit	The sign bit (1 or 0).
System.UInt16	expBits	The exponent bits.
System.UInt64	fracBits	The fraction bits.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Single	The new float.

Disassemble(Single)

Disassemble the float into its bitwise components.

Declaration

public static (byte signBit, ushort expBits, ulong fracBits) Disassemble(this float x)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Single	x

Returns

Type	Description
System.ValueTuple<System.Byte, System.UInt16, System.UInt64>

GetRandom()

Get a random float.

Declaration

public static float GetRandom()

Returns

Type	Description
System.Single